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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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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

