GREAT HORNED OWL

Meaning of GREAT HORNED OWL in English

a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts. See illus. under owl .

[ 1670-80 ]

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GREAT HORNED OWL — noun Date: 1812 a large American owl ( Bubo virginianus ) with conspicuous ear tufts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREAT HORNED OWL — Horned owl species (Bubo virginianus) that ranges from Arctic tree limits south to the Strait of Magellan. A powerful, mottled-brown …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT HORNED OWL — noun 1. : a large No. American owl ( Bubo virginianus ) with conspicuous ear tufts 2. : an eagle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT HORNED OWL — Date: 1812 : a large American owl ( Bubo virginianus ) with conspicuous ear tufts
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT HORNED OWL — Function: noun Date: 1812 : a large American owl ( Bubo virginianus ) with conspicuous ear tufts
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREAT HORNED OWL — [great horned owl] n (1812): a large American owl (Bubo virginianus) with conspicuous ear tufts
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT HORNED OWL — Horned owl species (Bubo virginianus) that ranges from Arctic tree limits south to the Strait of Magellan. A powerful, mottled-brown …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT HORNED OWL — виргинский филин (Bubo virginianus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GREAT HORNED OWL — виргинский филин ( Bubo virginianus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HORNED — adjective see: horn
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
HORNED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) great horned owl horned owl horned toad horned lizard
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
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
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNED — |hȯ(ə)rnd, |hȯ(ə)nd sometimes when not in combination -nə̇d adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English horn + -ed 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNED — (a.) Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part …
Английский словарь Webster
HORNED — ( a. ) Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having …
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
HORNED — — hornedness /hawr"nid nis/ , n. /hawrnd/ , adj. 1. having horns (often used in combination): a horned beast; blunt-horned. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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
HORNED — adj. having a horn or horns
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HORNED — see horn
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
HORNED — adj furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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
OWL — owl BrE AmE aʊl ▷ owls aʊlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HORNED — horned adjective BrE AmE hɔːnd ˈhɔːn ɪd, -əd AmE \ hɔːrnd ˈhɔːrn əd
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
GREAT
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
HORNED — horned /hɔːnd $ hɔːrnd/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] having horns or something that looks like horns: horned cattle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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
HORNED — adj. having a horn. øhorned owl an owl, Bubo virginianus, with hornlike feathers over the ears. horned toad 1 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
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
HORNED — adj. having a horn. horned owl an owl, Bubo virginianus, with hornlike feathers over the ears. horned toad 1 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
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
HORNED — adj. having a horn. Phrases and idioms: horned owl an owl, Bubo virginianus, with hornlike feathers over the ears. horned …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
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
HORNED — Horned animals have horns, or parts of their bodies that look like horns. ...horned cattle. ...the call of a horned …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNED — Horned animals have horns, or parts of their bodies that look like horns. ...~ cattle. ...the call of a ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OWL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES night owl COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ Elsewhere these plains are home to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORNED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a horned owl EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But horned dinosaurs had more bends in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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
HORNED — [adjective] [not gradable]A horned animal has horns.horned cattlea rare breed of four-horned sheep
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
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
HORNED — adj. great horned owl horned owl horned toad horned lizard
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORNED — Synonyms and related words : Cynthian, S-shaped, acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, barbed, bicorn, corniform, cornuted, crescent, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ barn , spotted , etc. ▪ stuffed ▪ wise ( often figurative ) ▪ He's a wise …
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