tawny

1. (countable, uncountable)A light brown to brownish orange colour.

2. A light brown to brownish orange colour.

   (countable, specifically, uncountable)Synonym of tenné (“a rarely-used tincture of orange or bright brown”).

3. (countable, uncountable)Something of a light brown or brownish orange colour (particularly if it has the word tawny in its name).

4. Something of a light brown or brownish orange colour (particularly if it has the word tawny in its name).

   (countable, uncountable)The common bullfinch or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

5. (countable, uncountable)In full tawny port: a sweet, fortified port wine which is blended and matured in wooden casks.

6. (countable, uncountable)Tawny frogmouth.

7. (countable, uncountable)Tawny owl.

8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A fabric of a light brown to brownish orange colour.

9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A person with skin of a brown colour.

1. The tawny owl is a type of owl.

   deDer Waldkauz ist eine Eulenart.

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2. Can you tell tawny owls apart from other owls?

   deKannst du einen Waldkauz von anderen Eulen unterscheiden?

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3. Can you distinguish between tawny owls and other owls?

   deKannst du einen Waldkauz von anderen Eulen unterscheiden?

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4. The elephant is grey and the lion is tawny colored.

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5. What color is your urine: bright, tawny, reddish or golden brown?

   deWelche Farbe hat dein Urin: hell, dunkelgelb, rötlich oder goldbraun?

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