ELF OWL

Meaning of ELF OWL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1887

: a very small insectivorous owl ( Micrathene whitneyi ) of the southwestern United States and Mexico that roosts and nests in the cavities of trees and saguaro cacti

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ELF OWL — noun Date: 1887 a very small insectivorous owl ( Micrathene whitneyi ) of the southwestern United States and Mexico that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELF OWL — noun : a very small insectivorous owl ( Micropallas whitneyi ) living in or about the giant cacti of desert …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELF OWL — a small, insectivorous owl, Micrathene whitneyi, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. [ 1885-90, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELF OWL — Function: noun Date: 1887 : a very small insectivorous owl ( Micrathene whitneyi ) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ELF OWL — [elf owl] n (1887): a very small insectivorous owl (Micrathene whitneyi) of the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico that often roosts …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELF OWL — (Micrathene whitneyi), tiny bird of prey of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes) of Mexico and the southwestern United States. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELF OWL — сыч-эльф, кактусовый сыч (Micrathene whitneyi)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ELF OWL — сыч-эльф, кактусовый сыч ( Micrathene whitneyi )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ELF — [A] n elf
Interlingua English vocab
ELF — ~, silf
English interlingue dictionary
ELF — duwende;enano
English-Visayan vocabulary
ELF — abbreviation extremely low frequency
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OWL — I Any of the mostly nocturnal barn and grass owls (Tytonidae), and bay owls (Phodilidae). Their virtually noiseless flight and …
Английский словарь Британика
OWL — I. ˈau̇l, esp before pause or consonant ˈau̇əl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELF — abbreviation Usage: often not capitalized extremely low frequency
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELF — ˈel]f, ˈeu̇]f noun ( plural elves ]vz ; also elfs ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ælf; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELF — (pl. ) of Elves
Английский словарь Webster
ELF — (v. t.) To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
Английский словарь Webster
ELF — (n.) A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
Английский словарь Webster
ELF — (n.) An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt …
Английский словарь Webster
ELF — ( v. t. ) To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OWL — — owllike , adj. /owl/ , n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELF — See extremely low frequency . Also, elf .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELF — — elflike , adj. /elf/ , n. , pl. elves /elvz/ . 1. (in folklore) one of a class of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWL — n. predatory (chiefly nocturnal) bird that has a large broad head with large eyes that face forward and are surrounded …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OWL — noun Etymology: Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; akin to Old High German uwila owl Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELF — noun ( plural elves ˈelvz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ælf; akin to Old Norse alfr elf & perhaps …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWL — noun a variety of the domestic pigeon. 2. owl ·vi to carry wool or sheep out of england. 3. owl …
Webster English vocab
ELF — pl of elves. 2. elf ·noun a very diminutive person; a dwarf. 3. elf ·vt to entangle mischievously, as an …
Webster English vocab
OWL — [owl] n [ME owle, fr. OE ule; akin to OHG uwila owl] (bef. 12c): any of an order (Strigiformes) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELF — [elf] n, pl elves [ME, fr. OE aelf; akin to ON alfr elf & perh. to L albus white--more at …
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ELF — [ELF] abbreviation extremely low frequency
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWL — any member of the order Strigiformes, nocturnal birds of prey. According to some classifications, there are three extant families in …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELF — plural Elves, in Germanic folklore, originally, a spirit of any kind, later specialized into a diminutive creature, usually in tiny …
Britannica English vocabulary
OWL — owl BrE AmE aʊl ▷ owls aʊlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ELF — elf, Elf BrE AmE elf ▷ elf's elfs ▷ elves elvz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OWL — / aʊl; NAmE / noun a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELF — / elf; NAmE / noun ( pl. elves / elvz; NAmE /) (in stories) a creature like a small person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELF — / elf/ abbreviation ( linguistics ) English as a lingua franca
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWL — owl /aʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ule ] a bird with large eyes that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELF — elf /elf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural elves /elvz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ælf ] an imaginary …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWL — n. 1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWL — n. 1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ELF — n. (pl. elves) 1 a mythological being, esp. one that is small and mischievous. 2 a sprite or little creature. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWL — n.1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn owls, …
Oxford English vocab
ELF — n. (pl. elves) 1. a mythological being, esp. one that is small and mischievous. 2 a sprite or little creature. …
Oxford English vocab
OWL — ( owls) An owl is a bird with a flat face, large eyes, and a small sharp beak. Most owls …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES night owl COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ Elsewhere these plains are home to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWL — [noun] [C] - a bird with a flat face, large eyes, a hook-shaped beak and strong curved nails, which hunts …
Cambridge English vocab
OWL — n. barn owl great horned owl horned owl screech owl snowy owl
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OWL — n. Any of the mostly nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes: typical owls (family Strigidae), barn and grass …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OWL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ barn , spotted , etc. ▪ stuffed ▪ wise ( often figurative ) ▪ He's a wise …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OWL — сущ. 1) сова; сыч; филин 2) перен. сова, полуночник Syn : night-bird 3) угрюмый человек ∙ owl train owl car …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELF — (фольклор) эльф; фея - King of the elves король эльфов малютка, крошка карлик пострел, проказник (устаревшее) путать (волосы) elf карлик …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELF — Elf
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
OWL — owl.ogg 1. aʋl n 1. зоол. сова, сыч, филин ( Strigiformes ) 2. глупец; чванливый дурак don't be such a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ELF — elf.ogg 1. elf n ( pl elves) 1. 1> фольк. эльф; фея King of the elves - король эльфов 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OWL — 1. aʋl n 1. зоол. сова, сыч, филин ( Strigiformes ) 2. глупец; чванливый дурак don't be such a silly …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ELF — 1. elf n ( pl elves) 1. 1> фольк. эльф; фея King of the elves - король эльфов 2> малютка, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OWL — сущ. 1) сова; сыч; филин 2) перен. сова, полуночник Syn: night-bird 3) угрюмый человек •• - owl car - owl …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OWL — сущ. 1) сова; сыч; филин 2) перен. сова, полуночник Syn: night-bird 3) угрюмый человек •• - owl car - owl train
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OWL — сова; pl совы (Strigiformes) - barn owl - barred owl - bay owl - boreal owl - burrowing owl - church owl - crested owl - eagle owl - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии

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