| 单词 | saw-whet |
| 释义 | > as lemmassaw-whet saw-whet n. North American a small dark brown owl, Ægolius acadica, found in eastern North America. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Strigidae > genus Aegolius > aegolius acadicus (saw-whet) saw-whet1834 stone-owl1869 1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 567 The Little Owl is known in Massachusetts by the name of the ‘Saw-whet’, the sound of its love-notes bearing a great resemblance to the noise produced by filing the teeth of a large saw. 1839 J. J. Audubon Synopsis Birds N. Amer. 24 Ulula Acadica,..Acadian Night-Owl... Saw-whet. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 206 Nyctale acadica... Acadian Owl. Saw-whet Owl. 1894 Outing 23 406/1 The little ‘saw whet’ under his tiny glass globe. 1949 Amer. Forests Oct. 23/1 The saw-whet owl has a peculiar voice. 1959 W. R. Bird These are Maritimes vi. 183 Now I rather like the little fellows [sc. owls], especially the saw-whets. 1977 New Yorker 5 Sept. 24/1 Saw-whet owls and long-eared owls roost in evergreens in winter. < as lemmas |
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