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单词 owlet
释义
owlet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊ.lət/us
/ˈaʊ.lɪt/
ayoungowl(= abirdwith aflatfaceandlargeeyesthathuntssmallanimalsatnight):
小鸮，小猫头鹰
When theowlscan'tfindfoodanymore,theirowletsstarve.当猫头鹰找不到食物的时候，它们的小猫头鹰就会饿死。
Wesawsomenewlyhatchedowlets.我们看到一些刚孵化出来的小猫头鹰。
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  • An owletwhistledin atree.
  • Shetriedraisingowlets in herbedroomunder aheatlamp.
  • After fledging, the owletsspendthreemonthswiththeirparents.
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In 2007, a nesting pair of burrowing owls and their two owlets were sighted on a restored prairie.
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Spotted owlets, however, show only a slightly lower melatonin concentration at night with a slight increase in the early afternoon.
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Because so few of these owlets are known it is most likely that they are near threatened or rare.
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When food stressed or nesting in close proximity, adult burrowing owls will sometimes capture owlets from other nests to cannibalize or feed to their own young.
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However, at, it is slightly heavier than the long-whiskeredowletand the elf owl.
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The long-whiskeredowletis mainly brown with a whitish belly and eyebrow.
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Although related to owls, their closest relatives are the oilbirds, potoos,owlet-nightjars, and true nightjars.
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The pearl-spottedowletis a common and easily seen bird in open woodland and savannah.
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A very smallowlet, its facial disc is light grey with whitish markings and short white eyebrows.
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