单词 | saw-whet owl |
释义 | saw-whet owl[ saw-hwet, -wet ] / ˈsɔˌʰwɛt, -ˌwɛt / nouna very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts. Origin of saw-whet owlAn Americanism dating back to 1825–35; allegedly so called because its cry was likened to the noise of a saw being whetted Words nearby saw-whet owlsaw set, sawtimber, sawtooth, saw-toothed, sawtooth roof, saw-whet owl, saw-wort, sawyer, sax, saxatile, Saxe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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