LONG-EARED OWL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does long-eared owl mean? 

• LONG-EARED OWL (noun)
  The noun LONG-EARED OWL has 1 sense:

1. slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts

  Familiarity information: LONG-EARED OWL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LONG-EARED OWL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Asio otus; long-eared owl

Hypernyms ("long-eared owl" is a kind of...):

bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)

Holonyms ("long-eared owl" is a member of...):

Asio; genus Asio (a genus of European owls)