请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 hawk owl
释义

Definition of hawk owl in English:

hawk owl

noun
  • A hawklike owl with a small head and long tail.

    Family Strigidae: three genera, including Ninox (several species in Asia and Australasia) and Surnia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the most common birds of prey here, the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and osprey, are fish-eaters, though the hawk owl is not.
    • The northern hawk owl, a rare sight in the wild, pinned its yellow eyes on me and let out a sibilant screech that nearly made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
    • Some of the rare birds that were sighted in the premises included a pair of brown hawk owls, which was photographed by the team.
    • It seems odd that the hawk owl should emerge as a vole specialist at all, given the owl's strong physical resemblance to birds that prey on other birds.
    • When thousands of great gray, boreal and northern hawk owls flocked to northern Minnesota looking for food, they became targets.
 
 

Definition of hawk owl in US English:

hawk owl

noun
  • A hawklike owl with a small head and long tail, and typically an obscure facial disk.

    Family Strigidae: three genera, including Ninox (several species in Asia and Australasia) and Surnia, in particular the diurnal S. ulula of northern coniferous forests

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When thousands of great gray, boreal and northern hawk owls flocked to northern Minnesota looking for food, they became targets.
    • Some of the rare birds that were sighted in the premises included a pair of brown hawk owls, which was photographed by the team.
    • It seems odd that the hawk owl should emerge as a vole specialist at all, given the owl's strong physical resemblance to birds that prey on other birds.
    • The northern hawk owl, a rare sight in the wild, pinned its yellow eyes on me and let out a sibilant screech that nearly made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
    • Some of the most common birds of prey here, the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and osprey, are fish-eaters, though the hawk owl is not.
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 13:12:53