wise as an owl

Meaning

Adjective

Origin

  • Association of owl with wisdom dates back at least to 500 BC in Greece which associated the owl with the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena. Owls are not the most intelligent of birds, compared to, say, ravens or African gray parrot.

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