| 单词 | little owl |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslittle owl little owl n. a small owl with speckled plumage, Athene noctua, found widely in Eurasia and North Africa.This owl has been introduced to Great Britain and New Zealand. ΚΠ 1539 Bible (Great) Deut. xiv. f. lxvv/2 Of all cleane byrdes ye shal eate: but these are they of whych ye shall not eate:..the sparow hawk after her kynde, the litle oule, ye great oule, [etc.]. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. 105 The little Owl. Noctua. The Bird we described of this kind we bought in the Market at Vienna in Austria. 1758 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. I. xviii. 39/1 The Little Owl. This was about the size of the Missel Bird, or Greater Thrush. 1827 Synopsis Contents Brit. Mus. (ed. 25) 73 The nocturnal birds of prey of this order, consist of the snowy owl.., the short-eared, and the little owl, or cheveche. 1920 Harper's Mag. Dec. 37/1 In the orchards near the ruined village, the little owl shrieked demoniacally. 2009 J. Struthers Red Sky at Night 48 The little owl can often be seen perching on branches or telegraph poles during the day. < as lemmas |
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