snowy owl 雪鸮;雪枭
- Snowy owls are the largest owl species in North America.
雪鸮是北美最大型的鸮类。 - Harry now carried a large cage that held a beautiful snowy owl, fast asleep with her head under her wing.
哈利拎着一只大鸟笼,宠子里关着一只十分漂亮的雪白的猫头鹰,它的头深深地埋在翅膀里,正在呼呼大睡。 - Once dressed, the fake Harrys took rucksacks and owl cages, each containing a stuffed snowy owl, from the second sack.
假哈利们穿戴好了,又从第二个口袋里掏出背包和猫头鹰笼子,每个笼子里都有一只剥制的雪袅标本。
Snowy \Snow"y\, a.
1. White like snow. ``So shows a snowy dove trooping with
crows.'' --Shak.
2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. ``The snowy top of
cold Olympus.'' --Milton.
3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.
There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall
(1646).
{Snowy heron} (Zo["o]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea
candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and
southward to Chile; -- called also {plume bird}.
{Snowy lemming} (Zo["o]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus
torquatus}), which turns white in winter.
{Snowy owl} (Zo["o]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea
Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern
parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its
plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually
more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also
{white owl}.
{Snowy plover} (Zo["o]l.), a small plover ({[AE]gialitis
nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and
Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and
portions of the head white.