What is "long-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.

Horned \Horned\,

1. Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn.

   The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip.
   --Coleridge.

   Horned bee (Zo["o]l.), a British wild bee ( Osmia bicornis), having two little horns on the head.

   Horned dace (Zo["o]l.), an American cyprinoid fish ( Semotilus corporialis) common in brooks and ponds; the common chu

2. See Illust. of Chub.

   Horned frog (Zo["o]l.), a very large Brazilian frog ( Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns arising from the eyelids.

   Horned grebe (Zo["o]l.), a species of grebe ( Colymbus auritus), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense tufts of feathers on the head.

   Horned horse (Zo["o]l.), the gnu.

   Horned lark (Zo["o]l.), the shore lark.

   Horned lizard (Zo["o]l.), the horned toad.

   Horned owl (Zo["o]l.), a large North American owl ( Bubo Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl, eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

   Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

   Horned pout (Zo["o]l.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish; the bullpout.

   Horned rattler (Zo["o]l.), a species of rattlesnake ( Crotalus cerastes), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

   Horned ray (Zo["o]l.), the sea devil.

   Horned screamer (Zo["o]l.), the kamichi.

   Horned snake (Zo["o]l.), the cerastes.

   Horned toad (Zo["o]l.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called also horned lizard.

   Horned viper. (Zo["o]l.) See Cerastes.

n. (taxlink Asio otus species noshow=1), a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. Long eared owls are partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of their range.

n. slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts [syn: Asio otus]

The long-eared owl (Asio otus, previously Strix otus) is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping of owls are the barn owls, family Tytonidae.

The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name Asio is a type of eared owl, and otus also refers to a small eared owl.