|
|
Definition of Laughing owl
1. Noun. Almost extinct owl of New Zealand.
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Group relationships: Genus Sceloglaux, Sceloglaux
Definition of Laughing owl
1. Noun. An owl (''Sceloglaux albifacies'') of New Zealand, now probably extinct, named for its cry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laughing Owl
Literary usage of Laughing owl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... Transactions of New Zealand Institute,' vol. xviii. art. xiii. P- 97: "Athene
albifacies, laughing owl ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"... the laughing owl of Xew Zealand, is rufous-brown, with the middle of the
feathers dark, and a few marks of white and buff above; ..."
3. Handbook for Australia & New Zealand: (including Also the Fiji Islands) with by S.W. Silver & Co (1880)
"... and the ' laughing owl' by the settlers. It is larger The laugh- than the
ordinary screech-owl, spotted with chesnut and ins owl- black, ..."
4. Library of Southern Literature by John Calvin Metcalf (1909)
"Through the swamp suddenly pealed the eldritch mirth of a great laughing owl,
beginning with a high note, like a shriek, and trailing into a prolonged ..."
Other Resources:
