short-eared owl

short-eared owl
Eared Eared, a. 1. Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared. [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. [1913 Webster]

{Eared owl} (Zo["o]l.), an owl having earlike tufts of feathers, as the {long-eared owl}, and {short-eared owl}.

{Eared seal} (Zo["o]l.), any seal of the family {Otariid[ae]}, including the fur seals and hair seals. See {Seal}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Short-eared Owl — Taxobox name = Short Eared Owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 256px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Asio species = A. flammeus binomial = Asio flammeus… …   Wikipedia

  • short-eared owl — noun : a medium sized nearly cosmopolitan owl (Asio flammeus) that frequents seacoasts and grassy marshes, commonly nests on the ground, is dark brown above and buff below streaked with brown, and has very short ear tufts * * * /shawrt eard / a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Short-eared Owl — balinė pelėda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Asio flammeus angl. Short eared Owl vok. Sumpfohreule …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • short-eared owl — balinė pelėda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Asio flammeus angl. short eared owl vok. Sumpfohreule, f rus. болотная сова, f pranc. hibou des marais, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – ausuotosios pelėdos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • short-eared owl — /shawrt eard / a streaked, buffy brown, cosmopolitan owl, Asio flammeus, having very short tufts of feathers on each side of the head. Also called prairie owl. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * ▪ bird  (Asio flammeus), stocky bird of prey of the family… …   Universalium

  • short-eared owl — noun Date: 1766 a medium sized nearly cosmopolitan owl (Asio flammeus) that has very short ear tufts and usually nests on the ground …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • short-eared owl — noun A species of owl, Asio flammeus …   Wiktionary

  • short-eared owl — noun a migratory day flying owl that frequents open country. [Asio flammeus.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • Eared owl — Eared Eared, a. 1. Having (such or so many) ears; used in composition; as, long eared eared; sharp eared; full eared; ten eared. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. [1913 Webster] {Eared… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Short-eared — may refer to:* Short eared Bat, bat species from South and Central America * Short eared Dog, mammal of South America * Short eared Owl, owl of the open country and grasslands …   Wikipedia

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