Meanings
nounTengmalm's owl (plural Tengmalm's owls)
plural Tengmalm's owls
- A species of owl, Aegolius funereus.
Synonyms: Richardson's owl, boreal owl, deathbird
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species of owl, Aegolius funereus.
Also see
Origin
- SwedishTengmalm
- translingualStrix tengmalmi
- EnglishTengmalm's owl
Calque of translingual Strix tengmalmi, a now-obsolete obsolete name for the species, from Swedish Tengmalm (eponymous to Peter Gustaf Tengmalm, Swedish naturalist).
More words from translingual, Swedish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan mussol pirinenc, miloca
- mussol pirinencspecies
- milocaspecies
Czech sýc
- sýcspecies
Dutch ruigpootuil
- ruigpootuilspecies
Estonian karvasjalg-kakk
- karvasjalg-kakkspecies
Finnish helmipöllö
- helmipöllöspecies
French nyctale de Tengmalm, chouette de Tengmalm
- nyctale de Tengmalmspecies
- chouette de Tengmalmspecies
- chouette boréalespecies
German Raufußkauz
- Raufußkauzspecies
Irish ulchabhán bóireach
- ulchabhán bóireachspecies
Italian civetta capogrosso
- civetta capogrossospecies
Polish włochatka, włochatka zwyczajna
- włochatkaspecies
- włochatka zwyczajnaspecies
Romanian minuniță
- minunițăspecies
Russian мохноно́гий сыч
- мохноно́гий сыч (moxnonógij syč)species
Spanish mochuelo boreal, lechuza de Tengmalm
- mochuelo borealspecies
- lechuza de Tengmalmspecies
Swedish pärluggla
- pärlugglaspecies
Turkish paçalı baykuş
- paçalı baykuşspecies
Welsh tylluan Tengmalm
- tylluan Tengmalmspecies
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APA
Tengmalm's owl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tengmalm's%20owl
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“Tengmalm's owl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tengmalm's%20owl. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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