long-eared owl

[ lawng-eerd, long- ]

noun
  1. a mottled-gray owl, Asio otus, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a long tuft on each side of the head.

Origin of long-eared owl

1
First recorded in 1805–15

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British Dictionary definitions for long-eared owl

long-eared owl

noun
  1. a slender European owl, Asio otus, with long ear tufts: most common in coniferous forests

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