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long-eared owl

long-eared owl

1 6.4
A slim owl with long feather tufts on its head that lives in tall pine forests
  • noun
  • /lɔŋ-ɪrd aʊl/
translation icon : búho de orejas largas
  • At dusk, the distinctive call of the long-eared owl echoed through the coniferous trees.

Examples

  • We decided that students would create group presentations on the long-eared owl using a collaborative presentation in Google.

    Academic text (2014)

  • A gust of wind rasped through the branches, and a sudden cry of a long-eared owl made her jump.

    Blog text (4)

  • While hiking in the forest, we spotted a long-eared owl perched silently on a branch.

  • The naturalist explained how the long-eared owl uses its ear tufts to communicate during mating season.

Synonyms

Asio otus
vslong-eared owl
  • Specialized
9.9

A slender European owl with long ear tufts found mainly in pine forests

is the common-name form and stresses wider native range across continents

Surface Forms

long-eared owl singular
long-eared owls plural

Morphology

long-eared + owl

The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'long-eared' (having long ears or ear tufts) modifying 'owl' (a bird). This physical-descriptive pattern is directly interpretable by learners who know the component words and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Long-eared owl is named for the bird's long feather tufts that look like 'ears' on its head. The words long and eared describe those tufts, so the name today simply means this kind of owl.