Eared owl

Eared owl
Eared Eared, a. 1. Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared. [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. [1913 Webster]

{Eared owl} (Zo["o]l.), an owl having earlike tufts of feathers, as the {long-eared owl}, and {short-eared owl}.

{Eared seal} (Zo["o]l.), any seal of the family {Otariid[ae]}, including the fur seals and hair seals. See {Seal}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • long-eared owl — Eared Eared, a. 1. Having (such or so many) ears; used in composition; as, long eared eared; sharp eared; full eared; ten eared. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. [1913 Webster] {Eared… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • short-eared owl — Eared Eared, a. 1. Having (such or so many) ears; used in composition; as, long eared eared; sharp eared; full eared; ten eared. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. [1913 Webster] {Eared… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Long-eared Owl — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

  • Short-eared Owl — Taxobox name = Short Eared Owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 256px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Asio species = A. flammeus binomial = Asio flammeus… …   Wikipedia

  • long-eared owl — Horned Horned, a. Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. [1913 Webster] The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip. Coleridge. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • African Long-eared Owl — Taxobox name = African Long eared Owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Asio species = A. abyssinicus binomial = Asio abyssinicus binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • long-eared owl — noun slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts • Syn: ↑Asio otus • Hypernyms: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter • Member Holonyms: ↑Asio, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • short-eared owl — noun : a medium sized nearly cosmopolitan owl (Asio flammeus) that frequents seacoasts and grassy marshes, commonly nests on the ground, is dark brown above and buff below streaked with brown, and has very short ear tufts * * * /shawrt eard / a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Madagascar Long-eared Owl — Taxobox name = Madagascar Long eared Owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Asio species = A. madagascariensis binomial = Asio madagascariensis… …   Wikipedia

  • Long-eared Owl — mažasis apuokas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Asio Otus angl. Long eared Owl vok. Waldohreule …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

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