/ Dictionary / Index S short-eared owl: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short'-eared owl' Pronunciation: (shôrt'ērd"), [key] a streaked, buffy brown, cosmopolitan owl, Asio flammeus, having very short tufts of feathers on each side of the head. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. short division shorten Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language