burrowing owl

English

Noun

burrowing owl (plural burrowing owls)

1. 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
• Russian: кро́личий сыч m (króličij syč), кро́ликовая сова́ f (królikovaja sová), пеще́рная сова́ f (peščérnaja sová)

References

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