short-eared owl
[ shawrt-eerd ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˌɪərd /
noun
a streaked, buffy brown, cosmopolitan owl, Asio flammeus, having very short tufts of feathers on each side of the head.
Also called
prairie owl.
Origin of short-eared owl
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby short-eared owl
short-commons,
short-cut,
short-dated,
short-day,
short-day plant,
short-eared owl,
short-form,
short-handed,
short-haul,
short-horned grasshopper,
short-laid