单词 | eared owl |
释义 | > as lemmaseared owl eared owl n. [after post-classical Latin noctua aurita (1555 in Gesner, or earlier)] any of various owls with ear tufts, (in later use) spec. one of the genus Asio. ΚΠ 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. i. 2 The eared Owl, yet hath it not ears properly so called, but only feathers sticking out on each side the head. 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 118 Smooth-legged Eared Owl,..having the legs bare of feathers. 1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors 281 The Virginian Eared Owl.—The facial disc is brown, edged with black. 1903 Auk 20 273 Brisson in 1760 gave names to these two groups, calling the eared owls Asio and restricting Strix to those without ears. 1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. i. 6/1 Typical Owls (Family Strigidae). This family includes the Tawny Owls, Eagle Owls, Snow Owls, and Eared Owls. < as lemmas |
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