The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acadian owl
Saw-whet \Saw"-whet`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small North American owl ( Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian owl.
Acadian owl
Acadian \A*ca"di*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia. ``Acadian
farmers.''
--Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology.
Acadian owl (Zo["o]l.), a small North American owl ( Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
acadian owl
n. A very small North American owl, the (vern lang=en northern saw-whet owl), (taxlink Aegolius acadicus species noshow=1).