burrowing owl

bur·row owl

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Definitions of burrowing owl words

noun burrowing owl a ground owl (Athene cunicularia) of the prairie regions of North and South America having long legs and a small head: it makes its nest in abandoned burrows 3
noun burrowing owl a long-legged terrestrial owl, Athene cunicularia, of North and South America, that digs a nesting burrow in open prairie land. 1
noun burrowing owl A small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog. 0

before 1810

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An Americanism dating back to 1810-20

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