day owln.

Brit.

/ˈdeɪ ˌaʊl/, U.S.

/ˈdeɪ ˌaʊl/

Forms: see day n. and owl n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., owl n.

Etymology: < day n. + owl n. Compare earlier nightbird n. In quot. ?a1808 at sense 2 after French chouette de jour (1799 in the passage translated); with this sense compare earlier night owl n.

†1. A person who is active during the day, esp. as a thief or attacker. Cf. nightbird n. 2, night owl n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

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1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 14 You had neede play the night burd now, for you[r] day Owl hath misconned his parte.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist v. v. sig. M2^v Mam. These day-Owles. Svr. That are Birding in mens purses.

2. Any owl that hunts actively in daylight; esp. the short-eared owl, Asio flammeus, and the northern hawk-owl, Surnia ulula.In quot. ?a1808, the black-banded owl, Strix huhula.

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?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. VIII. 99 The Day Owl.—This beautiful species belongs to the new continent of South America. Vaillant received it from Cayenne; its name was ticketed day-owl [Fr. Chouette de jour], which indicates that it flies and hunts in the open day.

1840 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds III. 404 Syrnia Funerea, the Hawk Day-owl.

1853 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Sept. 287/1 The same discrepancy occurs in the subgenus bubo, distinguished in like manner from the day owls, which again contains but three species, one only of which is nocturnal.

1893 M. Miller My Sat. Bird Class vii. 63 Among the day owls is the snowy owl.

1902 I. T. Johnson Homes, Haunts, & Habits Wild Animals xxvi. 281 The most beautiful and noteworthy of the day owls is the Sparrow Owl.

1964 F. L. Beebe & H. M. Webster N. Amer. Falconry & Hunting Hawks xxvi. 209/2 This species, while not a day owl, nevertheless prefers to hunt when there is sufficient light to permit hunting by sight rather than sound.

2005 N. Okorafor-Mbachu Zahrah the Windseeker 185 I saw black-and-white, long-limbed spider monkeys, frowning day owls, huge snails that sucked the bark and moss from trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	day owl
释义	day owln. Brit. /ˈdeɪ ˌaʊl/, U.S. /ˈdeɪ ˌaʊl/ Forms: see day n. and owl n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., owl n. Etymology: < day n. + owl n. Compare earlier nightbird n. In quot. ?a1808 at sense 2 after French chouette de jour (1799 in the passage translated); with this sense compare earlier night owl n. †1. A person who is active during the day, esp. as a thief or attacker. Cf. nightbird n. 2, night owl n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 14 You had neede play the night burd now, for you[r] day Owl hath misconned his parte. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist v. v. sig. M2^v Mam. These day-Owles. Svr. That are Birding in mens purses. View more context for this quotation 2. Any owl that hunts actively in daylight; esp. the short-eared owl, Asio flammeus, and the northern hawk-owl, Surnia ulula.In quot. ?a1808, the black-banded owl, Strix huhula. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Strigidae > surnia ulula (hawk-owl) hawk-owl1747 day owl?a1808 surn1840 ?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. VIII. 99 The Day Owl.—This beautiful species belongs to the new continent of South America. Vaillant received it from Cayenne; its name was ticketed day-owl [Fr. Chouette de jour], which indicates that it flies and hunts in the open day. 1840 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds III. 404 Syrnia Funerea, the Hawk Day-owl. 1853 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Sept. 287/1 The same discrepancy occurs in the subgenus bubo, distinguished in like manner from the day owls, which again contains but three species, one only of which is nocturnal. 1893 M. Miller My Sat. Bird Class vii. 63 Among the day owls is the snowy owl. 1902 I. T. Johnson Homes, Haunts, & Habits Wild Animals xxvi. 281 The most beautiful and noteworthy of the day owls is the Sparrow Owl. 1964 F. L. Beebe & H. M. Webster N. Amer. Falconry & Hunting Hawks xxvi. 209/2 This species, while not a day owl, nevertheless prefers to hunt when there is sufficient light to permit hunting by sight rather than sound. 2005 N. Okorafor-Mbachu Zahrah the Windseeker 185 I saw black-and-white, long-limbed spider monkeys, frowning day owls, huge snails that sucked the bark and moss from trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1579
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