Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - owl
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(owls) An owl is a bird with a flat face, large eyes, and a small sharp beak. Most owls obtain their food by hunting small animals at night. N-COUNT see also night owl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English ule; akin to Old High German uwila ~ Date: before 12th century any of an order (Strigiformes) of chiefly nocturnal birds of prey with a large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong talons, and soft fluffy often brown-mottled plumage ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn owls, tawny owls, etc. 2 colloq. a person compared to an owl, esp. in looking solemn or wise. Phrases and idioms owl-light dusk, twilight. owl-monkey (pl. -eys) a douroucouli. Derivatives owlery n. (pl. -ies). owlish adj. owlishly adv. owlishness n. (in sense 2). owl-like adj. Etymology: OE ule f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сова; pl совы (Strigiformes) – barn owl – barred owl – bay owl – boreal owl – burrowing owl – church owl – crested owl – eagle owl – elf owl – fish owl – fishing owl – forest little owl – gnome owl – grass owl – great gray owl – great horned owl – hawk owl – Jamaican owl – laughing owl – least pygmy owl – little owl – long-eared owl – marsh owl – morepork owl – Papuan hawk owl – powerful owl – pygmy owl – saw-whet owl – scops owl – screech owl – short-eared owl – Siberian gray owl – snowy owl – sooty owl – South African marsh owl – spotted owl – spotted eagle owl – spotted little owl – striped owl – tawny owl – Tengmalm's owl – typical owls – Ural owl ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. сова, сыч, филин 2. глупец; чванливый дурак don't be such a silly owl —- не будь таким дураком 3. полуночник, сова night owl —- ам. полуночник; ночной гуляка owl car —- ам. разг. ночной трамвай; ночное такси Id: as stupid as an owl —- глуп как пробка Id: as blind as an owl —- слепая курица Id: to fly with the owl —- вести ночной образ жизни Id: to carry owls to Athens —- воды морю прибавлять; дрова в лес возить 4. диал. вести ночной образ жизни 5. диал. бродить в темноте ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) сова 2) олух 3) полуночник - owl train - owl car OWL car amer. а) ночной трамвай; б) ночное такси OWL train amer. ночной поезд ...Англо-русский словарь
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univ. abbr. Online Writing Laboratory electron. abbr. One Way Low gen. comp. abbr. Object Windows Library gen. comp. abbr. Ontology Web Language non-prof. org. abbr. Older Women's League educ. abbr. Our World Learning educ. abbr. Online Writing And Learning educ. abbr. Online Webstories For Learning educ. abbr. Online Webbased Learning educ. abbr. Older Wiser Learners sport abbr. Ordinary Wizarding Levels sport abbr. Outlaw Wrestling League religion abbr. Older Wiser Lutherans religion abbr. One World Line law abbr. Observe Wait Listen pos. abbr. Orientation Workshop Leader chat abbr. Ordinary Wizarding Level ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. ule, from P.Gmc. *uwwalon, a root imitative of an owl's hoot (cf. L. ulula "owl"). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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