burrowing owl
noun
a long-legged terrestrial owl, Athene cunicularia, of North and South America, that digs a nesting burrow in open prairie land.
Origin of burrowing owl
1An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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How to use burrowing owl in a sentence
A small burrowing owl lives in the squirrel holes, and you may catch him easily in the daytime, when he cannot see.
Stories of California | Ella M. SextonIf it be summer and the sun well down, there will be a burrowing owl to call.
The Land of Little Rain | Mary AustinIn passing through a village of prairie dogs, of which we saw great numbers, Mr. Peale killed a burrowing owl.
Unlike other species of owls, the burrowing owl is especially fitted for a subterranean mode of life.
It is not possible to disassociate the call of the burrowing owl from the late slant light of the mesa.
The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin
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