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单词 pygmy owl
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Definition of pygmy owl in English:

pygmy owl

noun
  • A very small owl found in America and northern Eurasia.

    Genus Glaucidium, family Strigidae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Small raptors such as pygmy owls, for example, elicited the most frenzied chickadee danger calls.
    • From the forest's edge a warm wind carried the scent of wild spices and the sweet call of a pygmy owl.
    • To someone who cares about Ironwood's petroglyphs, pygmy owls, and bighorn sheep, these requests might seem absurd.
    • Looking for the tiny pygmy owl in the dark was a surreal experience.
    • The pygmy owl, with a reddish tail and a grey-brown body, has been listed as endangered since 1997.
 
 

Definition of pygmy owl in US English:

pygmy owl

noun
  • A very small owl found in America and northern Eurasia.

    Genus Glaucidium, family Strigidae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Small raptors such as pygmy owls, for example, elicited the most frenzied chickadee danger calls.
    • From the forest's edge a warm wind carried the scent of wild spices and the sweet call of a pygmy owl.
    • To someone who cares about Ironwood's petroglyphs, pygmy owls, and bighorn sheep, these requests might seem absurd.
    • Looking for the tiny pygmy owl in the dark was a surreal experience.
    • The pygmy owl, with a reddish tail and a grey-brown body, has been listed as endangered since 1997.
 
 
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