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The following 3 entries include the term short-eared.
short-eared owl
noun: a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl (Asio flammeus) that has very short ear tufts and usually nests on the ground
short-eared hare
noun: a hare (Nesolagus netscheri) of Sumatra that has short ears and fur and whose color shades from grayish yellow on the foreparts to mahogany-brown on the haunches with black bands on back, sides, face, and hind feet
short-eared harvest mouse
noun: a common harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humilis) of the eastern U.S.
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