短耳鸮 Traditional form: 短耳鴞 Pinyin (reading): duǎn'ěrxiāo Definitions: (bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Characters: 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle 鸮 - owl Traditional characters: 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle 鴞 - owl