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Definition of Burrowing owl

Burrowing owl
Burrow Bur"row, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Burrowing.] 1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits. 2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide. Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. --Burke. Burrowing owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.

Meaning of Burrowing owl from wikipedia

- The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), also called the shoco, is a small, long-legged, primarily terrestrial—though not flightless—species of owl native...
- hawk-owl and the gregarious burrowing owl. Owls are divided into two families: the true (or typical) owl family, Strigidae, and the barn owl and bay owl family...
- gr****y lands used by the owl. According to The Institute for Bird Po****tions, there has been a 50 percent decline in burrowing owl po****tions in the Bay...
- burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) nests at S****line Park near the mouth of Stevens Cr****. In 2008, Mountain View evicted a pair of burrowing owls so...
- Burrowing Owl Estate is a Canadian wine grower and producer. The estate is based fifteen kilometres south of Oliver, British Columbia, in the Okanagan...
- Wildlife Park has the largest burrowing owl breeding facility in North America. Prior to 1980, British Columbia's burrowing owl po****tion had almost been...
- cunicularia arubensis, also known as the Aruban burrowing owl or shoco, is an endemic subspecies of burrowing owl in Aruba. Since 2015, the shoco has become...
- than those of the burrowing owl). Its primary prey was likely the endemic mouse species Mus minotaurus, as evidenced by the numerous owl pellets containing...
- Elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa Northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus Burrowing owl, Athene...
- of male Rodrigues scops owls. Antiguan burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia amaura)—extinct (c. 1905) Guadeloupe burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia guadeloupensis)—extinct...