short-eared owl


short–eared owl

noun \ˈshrt-ˌird-\

Definition of SHORT-EARED OWL

: a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl (Asio flammeus) that has very short ear tufts and usually nests on the ground

First Known Use of SHORT-EARED OWL

1766

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