SHORT-EARED OWL

Meaning of SHORT-EARED OWL in English

/shawrt"eard'/

a streaked, buffy brown, cosmopolitan owl, Asio flammeus, having very short tufts of feathers on each side of the head. Also called prairie owl .

[ 1805-15, Amer. ]

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

SHORT-EARED OWL — noun Date: 1766 a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl ( Asio flammeus ) that has very short ear tufts and usually …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHORT-EARED OWL — noun : a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl ( Asio flammeus ) that frequents seacoasts and grassy marshes, commonly nests on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT-EARED OWL — noun Date: 1766 : a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl ( Asio flammeus ) that has very short ear tufts and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT-EARED OWL — Pronunciation: ' sho ̇ rt- ˌ ird- Function: noun Date: 1766 : a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl ( Asio flammeus …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHORT-EARED OWL — ■ noun a migratory day-flying owl that frequents open country. [ Asio flammeus .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHORT-EARED OWL — [short-eared owl] n (1766): a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl (Asio flammeus) that has very short ear tufts and usu. nests …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHORT-EARED OWL — Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) (Asio flammeus), stocky bird of prey of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes), about 40 cm (about …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHORT-EARED OWL — Болотная сова
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT-EARED OWL — Болотная сова
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT-EARED OWL — болотная сова (Asio flammeus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SHORT-EARED OWL — болотная сова ( Asio flammeus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
EARED — adjective Date: 14th century having ears especially of a specified kind or number
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
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
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
EARED — I. |i(ə)rd, |iəd adjective Etymology: Middle English ered, from ere ear + -ed — more at ear I 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARED — (a.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears.
Английский словарь Webster
EARED — (a.) Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared.
Английский словарь Webster
EARED — (imp. & p. p.) of Ear
Английский словарь Webster
EARED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Ear
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EARED — ( a. ) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EARED — ( a. ) Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
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
EARED — /eard/ , adj. having ears or earlike appendages. [ 1350-1400; ME ered, OE earede. See EAR 1 , -ED 3 …
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
EARED — adj. having ears, having a certain number or kind of ears (long-eared, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
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
EARED — adjective Date: 14th century : having ears especially of a specified kind or number a big- eared man golden- eared …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
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
EARED — impf & ·p.p. of ear. 2. eared ·adj having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. 3. eared ·adj …
Webster English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
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
EARED — [eared] adj (14c): having ears esp. of a specified kind or number "a big-eared man" "golden-eared corn"
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
-EARED — -eared BrE AmE ˈɪəd AmE \ ˈɪ ə rd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EARED — eared BrE AmE ɪəd AmE \ ɪ ə rd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
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
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
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
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
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 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
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
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
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
SHORT
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
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
SHORT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ barn , spotted , etc. ▪ stuffed ▪ wise ( often figurative ) ▪ He's a wise …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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