burrowing owl
noun
a long-legged terrestrial owl, Athene cunicularia, of North and South America, that digs a nesting burrow in open prairie land.
Nearby words
burro, burro's tail, burroughs, burrow, burrowing blenny, burrowing owl, burrstone, burry, bursa, bursa of fabricius, bursa of gastrocnemius
Origin of burrowing owl
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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