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单词 long-eared owl
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long-eared owl in British English

noun
a slender European owl, Asio otus, with long ear tufts: most common in coniferous forests

long-eared owl in American English

(ˈlɔŋˌɪərd, ˈlɑŋ-)
noun
a mottled-gray owl, Asio otus, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a long tuft on each side of the head
Word origin
[1805–15]

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Examples of 'long-eared owl' in a sentence
long-eared owl

It is a long-eared owl hooting.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Spectacular photographs include a long-eared owl demonstrating that it has a flexible neck under all those soft feathers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Some long-eared owls have been seen recently along the east coast.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Long-eared owls (below) have distinct tufts, but this owl is the one seen least often.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Long-eared owls are hunting at night, but few people ever see them, either then or in the daytime.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Long-eared owls occasionally eat bats, and tawny and short-eared owls are considerable predators on other birds.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Long-eared owls are more rarely seen.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

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