SAW-WHET OWL


Meaning of SAW-WHET OWL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsȯ-ˌhwet-, -ˌwet- ]

noun

Etymology: from the supposed resemblance of its cry to the sound made in filing a saw

Date: 1834

: a very small harsh-voiced North American owl ( Aegolius acadicus ) that is largely dark brown above and chestnut streaked with white beneath — called also saw-whet

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.