ground owl

noun

1. the burrowing owl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground owl¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

A ground owl and some prairie dogs were in one of them, and we suspected they might be winter quarters for the Indians.

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A small, ground Owl, with nearly naked legs and feet and no ear-tufts.

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Moved by the doughnut example of the Ground Owl, he tasted that delicacy.

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The dish had been drawn over to the elbow of the Ground Owl, and was out of his reach.

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That disgusting Ground Owl might have been the means of killing a dozen men.

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