“short-eared”

The following 3 entries include the term short-eared.

short-eared owl

noun

: a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl (Asio flammeus) that has very short ear tufts and usually nests on the ground

short-eared hare

noun

: a hare (Nesolagus netscheri) of Sumatra that has short ears and fur and whose color shades from grayish yellow on the foreparts to mahogany-brown on the haunches with black bands on back, sides, face, and hind feet

short-eared harvest mouse

noun

: a common harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humilis) of the eastern U.S.


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