| 单词 | masked owl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmasked owl masked owl n. any of several Australasian and Indonesian barn owls having the facial disc outlined in black; esp. Tyto novaehollandiae of Australia and New Guinea. ΚΠ 1865 J. Gould Handbk. Birds Austral. I. 64 (heading) Strix Novæ-Hollandiæ, Steph. Masked owl. 1905 G. M. Mathews Birds Austral. (1915–16) V. 379 Many declare that the Masked Owl attacks very young lambs, but this is scarcely proven. 1958 J. A. Leach Austral. Bird Bk. (ed. 9) 89 The Masked Owl..is a lovely bird, with a facial disc of most unusual colouring—purplish-white, margined with dark-brown spots. 1986 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 15 June 9/4 The masked owl..is..the largest of the barn owls. < as lemmas |
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