- pygmy owl
- noun
: any of various small and usually rather dark-colored owls (genus Glaucidium) that are sometimes day-flying and chiefly insectivorous — called also gnome owl
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pygmy owl
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Pygmy owl — Pygmy Pyg my, Pygmean Pyg*me an, a. [L. pygmaeus. See {Pygmy}.] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. Like that Pygmean race. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Pygmy antelope} (Zo[ o]l.), the kleeneboc. {Pygmy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pygmy owl — Glaucidium is also a plant genus in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Taxobox name = Pygmy owls image caption = African Barred Owlet regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Glaucidium… … Wikipedia
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pygmy owl — any of several small, diurnal owls of the genus Glaucidium, that feed chiefly on insects. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * ▪ bird genus (genus Glaucidium) any of about 12 species of small owls in the family Strigidae. They are distributed through… … Universalium
Eurasian Pygmy-owl — Taxobox name = Eurasian Pygmy Owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Glaucidium species = G. passerinum binomial = Glaucidium passerinum… … Wikipedia
Northern Pygmy Owl — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Ferruginous Pygmy-owl — Taxobox name = Ferruginous Pygmy owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy owl image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus =… … Wikipedia
Baja Pygmy-owl — Taxobox name = Baja Pygmy owl status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Glaucidium species = G. hoskinsii binomial = Glaucidium hoskinsii binomial authority = (Brewster, 1888)The… … Wikipedia
Northern Pygmy-owl — Taxobox name = Northern Pygmy owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Glaucidium species = G. californicum binomial = Glaucidium californicum… … Wikipedia
Least Pygmy-owl — Taxobox name = Least Pygmy owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref =BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48571/all Glaucidium minutissimum] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of… … Wikipedia
