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saw-whet owl — saw′ whet owl n. orn a small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, with a persistently repeated, mechanical sounding note • Etymology: 1825–35, amer.; from its cry being likened to a saw being whetted … From formal English to slang
saw-whet owl — ☆ saw whet owl [sô′hwet΄, sô′wet΄ ] n. [echoic] a very small North American forest owl (Aegolius acadicus) with brown and white plumage … English World dictionary
saw-whet owl — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also saw whet : a very small No. American owl (Cryptoglaux acadica) that is largely dark brown above and white beneath with vertical brown stripes on the breast, has a rasping metallic call suggesting the filing of a saw, and… … Useful english dictionary
saw-whet owl — noun Etymology: from the supposed resemblance of its cry to the sound made in filing a saw Date: 1834 a very small harsh voiced North American owl (Aegolius acadicus) that is largely dark brown above and chestnut streaked with white beneath… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Northern Saw-whet Owl — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl — Taxobox name = Unspotted Saw whet Owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Aegolius species = A. ridgwayi binomial = Aegolius ridgwayi binomial… … Wikipedia
northern saw-whet owl — amerikinė lututė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Aegolius acadicus angl. northern saw whet owl vok. Sägekauz, m rus. североамериканский мохноногий сыч, m pranc. petite nyctale, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – lututės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
unspotted saw-whet owl — Ridžvėjaus lututė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Aegolius ridgwayi angl. unspotted saw whet owl vok. Ridgwaykauz, m rus. бесполосый мохноногий сыч, m pranc. nyctale immaculée, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – lututės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
saw-whet — noun see saw whet owl … New Collegiate Dictionary
saw-whet — noun see saw whet owl … Useful english dictionary
