PYGMY OWL

Meaning of PYGMY OWL in English

any of several small, diurnal owls of the genus Glaucidium, that feed chiefly on insects.

[ 1855-60, Amer. ]

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

PYGMY OWL — noun : any of various small and usually rather dark-colored owls (genus Glaucidium ) that are sometimes day-flying and chiefly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYGMY OWL — (genus Glaucidium) any of about 12 species of small owls in the family Strigidae. They are distributed through parts of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PYGMY OWL — (зоология) воробьиный сыч (Glaucidium passerinium)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PYGMY OWL — зоол. воробьиный сыч ( Glaucidium passerinum )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PYGMY OWL — зоол. воробьиный сыч ( Glaucidium passerinum )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PYGMY OWL — зоол. воробьиный сыч ( Glaucidium passerinum )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PYGMY-OWL — воробьиный сыч, сыч-воробей (Glaucidium); воробьиный сыч (Glaucidium passerinum) - collared pygmy-owl - ferruginous pygmy-owl - least pygmy-owl - northern pygmy-owl
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PYGMY OWL — воробьиный сыч (Glaucidium); воробьиный сыч (Glaucidium passerinum)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PYGMY-OWL — воробьиный сыч, сыч-воробей ( Glaucidium ) ; воробьиный сыч ( Glaucidium passerinum ) - collared pygmy-owl - ferruginous pygmy-owl - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PYGMY OWL — воробьиный сыч ( Glaucidium ) ; воробьиный сыч ( Glaucidium passerinum )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PYGMY OWL — (зоология) воробьиный сыч (Glaucidium passerinium)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PYGMY — anano;enano
English-Visayan vocabulary
PYGMY — also pigmy noun (plural pygmies; also pigmies) see: pungent Date: 14th century any of a race of dwarfs described by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PYGMY — Member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 59 in. (150 cm) in average height. The …
Английский словарь Британика
OWL — I Any of the mostly nocturnal barn and grass owls (Tytonidae), and bay owls (Phodilidae). Their virtually noiseless flight and …
Английский словарь Британика
PYGMY — I. noun also pig·my ˈpigmē, -mi ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English pigmei, from Latin pygmaeus of a pygmy, dwarfish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
PYGMY — (n.) Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf.
Английский словарь Webster
PYGMY — (n.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed.
Английский словарь Webster
PYGMY — (a.) Alt. of Pygmean
Английский словарь Webster
PYGMY — (n.) One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in the great forests of the equatorial belt. THey …
Английский словарь Webster
PYGMY — — pygmoid , adj. — pygmyish , adj. — pygmyism , n. /pig"mee/ , n. , pl. Pygmies , adj. …
Random House Webster's 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
PYGMY — also pig·my ˈpig-mē ( plural pygmies also pigmies ) Etymology: Middle English pigmei, from Latin pygmaeus of a pygmy, dwarfish, …
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
PYGMY — noun hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf. 2. pygmy ·adj ·alt. of pygmean. 3. pygmy ·noun one of a …
Webster English vocab
OWL — noun a variety of the domestic pigeon. 2. owl ·vi to carry wool or sheep out of england. 3. owl …
Webster English vocab
PYGMY — (also pigmy ) ■ noun ( plural pygmies ) 1》 ( Pygmy ) a member of certain peoples of very …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PYGMY — [pyg.my] n, pl pygmies [ME pigmei, fr. L pygmaeus of a pygmy, dwarfish, fr. Gk pygmaios, fr. pygme fist, measure …
Merriam-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
PYGMY — in anthropology, member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 150 cm (59 inches) in average …
Britannica English vocabulary
OWL — any member of the order Strigiformes, nocturnal birds of prey. According to some classifications, there are three extant families in …
Britannica English vocabulary
PYGMY — pygmy, Pygmy BrE AmE ˈpɪɡ mi ▷ pygmies, P\~ ˈpɪɡ miz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OWL — owl BrE AmE aʊl ▷ owls aʊlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PYGMY — (also pigmy ) / ˈpɪgmi; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. Pygmy a member …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
PYGMY — I. pyg ‧ my 1 BrE AmE , pigmy /ˈpɪɡmi/ noun ( plural pygmies , pigmies ) [countable] [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
PYGMY — also pigmy ( pygmies) 1. Pygmy means belonging to a species of animal which is the smallest of a group …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
PYGMY — also pigmy (pygmies) 1. Pygmy means belonging to a species of animal which is the smallest of a group of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PYGMY — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She lost concentration, and the pygmy vanished. ▪ This section was a stunted pygmy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES night owl COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ Elsewhere these plains are home to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PYGMY — pigmy [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]A pygmy animal or bird is one of a type which is smaller than animals …
Cambridge English vocab
OWL — [noun] [C] - a bird with a flat face, large eyes, a hook-shaped beak and strong curved nails, which hunts …
Cambridge English vocab
PYGMY — Pigmy [noun] [C] - a member of one of several groups of very small people who live in central AfricaPygmies …
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
PYGMY — n. 25B6; noun a Congo pygmy : VERY SMALL PERSON, person of restricted growth, midget, dwarf, homunculus, manikin; Lilliputian; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PYGMY — 1. сущ.; тж. pigmy 1) гном Syn : dwarf 2) карлик, пигмей (житель влажных экваториальных лесов Центральной Африки) 3) а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OWL — сущ. 1) сова; сыч; филин 2) перен. сова, полуночник Syn : night-bird 3) угрюмый человек ∙ owl train owl car …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PYGMY — pygmy.ogg 1. ʹpıgmı n 1. 1> (Pygmy) пигмей 2> карлик, пигмей 3> очень маленький предмет 2. ничтожный человечишка, ничтожество, пигмей …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
PYGMY — pygmy сущ.; тж. pigmy1) гном Syn:dwarf 2) карлик, пигмей (житель влажных экваториальных лесов Центральной Африки) 3) а) незначительный, неважный человек, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PYGMY — 1. [ʹpıgmı] n 1. 1) (Pygmy) пигмей 2) карлик, пигмей 3) очень маленький предмет 2. ничтожный человечишка, ничтожество, пигмей 3. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PYGMY — 1. ʹpıgmı n 1. 1> (Pygmy) пигмей 2> карлик, пигмей 3> очень маленький предмет 2. ничтожный человечишка, ничтожество, пигмей 3. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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
PYGMY — 1. сущ. ; тж. pigmy 1) гном Syn: dwarf 2) карлик, пигмей ( житель влажных экваториальных лесов Центральной Африки ) …
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 …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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