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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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  • 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 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 — /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 — 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

  • long-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

  • Long-eared Owl — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

  • 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}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eared seal — 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