单词 | great horned owl |
释义 | > as lemmasgreat horned owl great horned owl n. a heavily-built American owl with prominent ear tufts, Bubo virginianus, which varies considerably in coloration across its wide range. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xiii. 317 Great Horned Owl. 1748 H. Ellis Voy. Hudson's-Bay i. 40 The great Horned Owl is also common in this Country, which is a very singular Bird. 1850 Amer. Agriculturist May 161 When the sun shines brightly, the great horned owl is nearly blind, and may readily be approached and killed. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World vi. 116 The great horned owl should be ranked first among the nocturnal birds for efficiency in marauding over the prairies. 2012 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 14 Feb. b5 A serious predatory threat to the barred owl is the great horned owl. < as lemmas |
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