'Syrnium nebulosum' definitions:
Definition of 'Syrnium nebulosum'
From: GCIDE
- Hoot \Hoot\, n.
- 1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The cry of an owl. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot. [PJC]
- Hoot owl (Zool.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl.
- not give a hoot not care at all. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Syrnium nebulosum'
From: GCIDE
- Barred owl \Barred" owl"\ (Zool.) A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast. [1913 Webster]