单词 | red owl |
释义 | > as lemmasred owl red owl n. chiefly U.S. a reddish colour morph of the screech owl, Otus asio, of eastern North America. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Strigidae > genus Strix > strix ocellata mottled owl1781 red owl1785 red-horned owl1809 1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. ii. 231 Red [Owl]... Strix Asio... With yellow irides: horns, head, back, and wings, of a pleasant tawny red. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 678 Now the ‘Red Owl’ and the ‘Mottled Owl’ of the older American ornithologists are known to be one species. 1962 T. A. Imhof Alabama Birds 306 Red Owl... The Screech Owl..normally has two color phases. < as lemmas |
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