burrowing owl

English

Noun

burrowing owl (plural burrowing owls)

A small owl of the Americas (Athene cunicularia or Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often dug by prairie dogs.
Synonym: shoco, burrow owl, howdy-ow, howdy owl

Translations

Translations

Finnish: preeriapöllö (fi)
French: chevêche des terriers (fr) f, chouette des terriers (fr) f
Portuguese: coruja-buraqueira f

References

“burrow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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