burrowing owl
burrowing owl
nounDefinition of BURROWING OWL
: a small diurnal chiefly ground-dwelling American owl (Athene cunicularia) of grassland and desert regions that roosts and nests in burrows
First Known Use of BURROWING OWL
1823
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