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owlet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Birds
owl·et /ˈaʊlɪt/ noun [countable]  HBBa young owl 小鸮,小猫头鹰
Examples from the Corpus
owletIn a tree an owlet whistles; it is an irritating, nosy-parker noise.I tried rearing owlets in my bedroom under heat lamps several times, usually without much success.When we got there we found dead or starving owlets all over the place.
owl·et nounChineseSyllable
a owl young Corpus


owlet
owlet /ˈaʊlət, ˈaʊlɪt/ noun [countable]
a young owl


owletBrE /ˈaʊlət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaʊlət/ 🔊 nouna young owl 鸮类幼体