| 单词 | pygmy owl |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspygmy owl pygmy owl n. any of several very small owls of the genus Glaucidium, esp. G. passerinum of northern Eurasia and G. gnoma of North America; cf. owlet n. 1. ΚΠ 1858 S. F. Baird Birds (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route Pacific IX) 62 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (33rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 91) Glaucidium gnoma, Wagler. The Pigmy Owl... The smallest owl known to inhabit North America. 1903 Condor 5 81 The capture of a pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma) in the streets of American Fork, Utah, a few days ago excited some interest. 1958 E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 211/1 The Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) of Eurasian hill-forests is smaller than a starling. 1999 National Geographic Dec. p. xxix With a name nearly as long as its seven-inch height, the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl is at an impasse with Tucson developers. < as lemmas |
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