BURROWING OWL

Meaning of BURROWING OWL in English

a long-legged terrestrial owl, Athene cunicularia, of North and South America, that digs a nesting burrow in open prairie land.

[ 1810-20, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BURROWING OWL — Burrowing owl (Speotyto cunicularia) (species Speotyto cunicularia), small owl of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes) that inhabits prairie lands of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BURROWING OWL — noun Date: 1823 a small diurnal chiefly ground-dwelling American owl ( Athene cunicularia ) of grassland and desert regions that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BURROWING OWL — noun : a small chiefly terrestrial owl ( Speotyto cunicularia ) of western No. America, Florida, and So. America living …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURROWING OWL — Date: 1823 : a small diurnal chiefly ground-dwelling American owl ( Athene cunicularia ) of grassland and desert regions that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURROWING OWL — Function: noun Date: 1823 : a small diurnal chiefly ground-dwelling American owl ( Athene cunicularia ) of grassland and desert …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BURROWING OWL — кроличья сова (Speotyto cunicularia)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BURROWING OWL — кроличья сова ( Speotyto cunicularia )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
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
BURROWING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burrow
Английский словарь Webster
BURROWING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Burrow
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
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
OWL — noun a variety of the domestic pigeon. 2. owl ·vi to carry wool or sheep out of england. 3. owl …
Webster English vocab
BURROWING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of burrow.
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
OWL — any member of the order Strigiformes, nocturnal birds of prey. According to some classifications, there are three extant families in …
Britannica English vocabulary
BURROWING — locomotion of a type found in both terrestrial and aquatic animal groups. Some fossorial animals dig short permanent burrows in …
Britannica English vocabulary
OWL — owl BrE AmE aʊl ▷ owls aʊlz
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
OWL — owl /aʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ule ] a bird with large eyes that …
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
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
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
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
BURROWING — Burrowing
Большой Англо-Русский 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
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
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
OWL — сова; pl совы ( Strigiformes ) - barn owl - barred owl - bay owl - boreal owl - burrowing …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
OWL — _n. 1> сова 2> олух 3> полуночник - owl train - owl car
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OWL — n. 1. сова 2. олух 3. полуночник - owl train - owl car
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BURROWING — образование свища или пазухи, содержащих гной
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
OWL — _n. 1> сова 2> олух 3> полуночник; owl train _ам. ночной поезд; owl car _ам. а> ночной трамвай; б> ночное …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OWL — сущ. 1) сова; сыч; филин 2) перен. сова, полуночник Syn : night-bird 3) угрюмый человек ∙ owl train owl car …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURROWING — Burrowing
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOPHER — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 a burrowing land tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) of the southern United States, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOPHER — I. ˈgōfə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for earlier megopher, of unknown origin 1. a. : a burrowing land …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURROW — I. ˈbər.(ˌ)ō, ˈbə.(ˌ)rō, -ər.ə, -ə.rə, often -ər.əw or -ə.rəw+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English borugh, borow, perhaps from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOPHER — I. ˈgō-fər noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 1. : a burrowing land tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURROW — I. ˈbər-(ˌ)ō; ˈbə-(ˌ)rō noun Etymology: Middle English borow Date: 13th century : a hole or excavation in the ground made …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOPHER — noun a large burrowing snake (spilotes couperi) of the southern united states. 2. gopher ·noun a large land tortoise (testudo …
Webster English vocab
GOPHER — [ 'gəʊfə ] ■ noun 1》 (also pocket ~ ) a burrowing American rodent with fur-lined pouches on its cheeks. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOSSORIAL — [ fɒ'sɔ:rɪəl ] ■ adjective Zoology (of an animal) burrowing. ↘(of limbs) adapted for use in burrowing. Origin C19: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GOPHER — [go.pher] n [origin unknown] (1791) 1: a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern U.S.; broadly: any of several …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BURROW — [bur.row] n [ME borow] (13c): a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (as a rabbit) for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOIL ORGANISM — any organism inhabiting the soil during part or all of its life. Soil organisms, which range in size from microscopic …
Britannica English vocabulary
RODENT — House mouse (Mus musculus) any member of the order Rodentia, the most abundant order of mammals. At present, over a …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSECTIVORE — Forest elephant shrew (Petrodromus tetradactylus). any member of the mammalian order Insectivora, which includes the shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and several …
Britannica English vocabulary
BANDICOOT RAT — (species Bandicota indica), large, blackish brown burrowing rat belonging to the family Muridae (order Rodentia), of India and Sri Lanka; …
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ANIMAL DISEASE
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AMPHIBIAN — any member of a class (Amphibia) of cold-blooded vertebrate animals that are midway in evolutionary development between fishes and reptiles. …
Britannica English vocabulary
WORM
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOSSORIAL — adj. 1 (of animals) burrowing. 2 (of limbs etc.) used in burrowing. [med.L fossorius f. fossor digger (as FOSSIL)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORM
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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