| predatory | adj 1. (of animal) pemangsa: ~ birds like eagles and owls, burung-burung pemangsa spt helang dan burung hantu; 2. (of person) sentiasa mencari mangsa: ~ hill tribes frequently raid the farms in the valley, puak-puak bukit yg sentiasa mencari mangsa sering merompak ladang-ladang di lembah itu; keep away from that ~ male, jauhkan diri drpd lelaki yg sentiasa mencari mangsa itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| owl | n burung /hantu, pungguk, jampuk/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| owlish | adj /spt, macam/ burung hantu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nocturnally | adv pd waktu malam: owls hunt ~, burung hantu keluar pd waktu malam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hoot | n 1. owl’s cry, bunyi burung hantu; 2. sound resembling this, a. (of car horn etc) bunyi pon(-pon); b. (of whistle), (bunyi) siut; 3. sound made to show disapproval, contempt, etc, bunyi mengejek: the ~s of the audience could be heard outside the hall, bunyi mengejek para penonton boleh didengar hingga di luar dewan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flier | be a /swift, silent, etc/ ~, terbang dgn /laju, senyap, dsb/: owls are very silent ~s, burung hantu terbang dgn senyap sekali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hoot | vi 1. (of owl) bunyi: I heard an owl ~ing, saya terdengar bunyi burung hantu; 2. (of car, car horn), berbunyi pon(-pon) ; 3. (of train, whistle, etc), (peluit) bersiut: the train ~ed as it entered the station, peluit kereta api itu bersiut ketika kereta api masuk ke stesen; 4. make hooting sound to jeer etc, mengejek: the audience ~ed, para penonton mengejek; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nocturnal | adj 1. active during the night, nokturnal: an owl is a ~ bird, burung hantu ialah burung nokturnal; 2. occurring during the night, pd waktu malam: a ~ walk, berjalan pd waktu malam; ~ noises, bunyi pd waktu malam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| screech | vi memekik; (of vehicle, tyre) menciut, berciut; (of gate) berkeriut: the owl ~es as it hunts its prey, burung hantu itu memekik ketika memburu mangsanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crepuscular | adj 1. of twilight, senja: ~ light, cahaya senja; 2. dim, kabur, samar-samar; 3. (zool) krepuskul: owl and bats are ~, burung hantu dan kelawar adalah krepuskul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |