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Eared owl

Eared \Eared\, a.

  1. Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears.

    Eared owl (Zo["o]l.), an owl having earlike tufts of feathers, as the long-eared owl, and short-eared owl.

    Eared seal (Zo["o]l.), any seal of the family Otariid[ae], including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal.

Usage examples of "eared owl".

They were still standing motionless when a very small-eared owl, known to Stephen from his childhood by the name of gloc, Athena's owl, uttered its modest song, 'Tyu, tyu', answered almost at once by another, a quarter of a mile away.

They were still standing motionless when a very small-eared owl, known to Stephen from his childhood by the name of gloc, Athena’.

There was no sound but the dripping of soaked drapes and furnishings, and in the woods nearby, the hoot of a long-eared owl.