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Screech owl
noun
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Noun
- 1 Any New World owl of genus Megascops.
"The screech owls winter in the north and are distinctly farsighted in preparing for winter."
- 2 small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle wordnet
- 3 A common barn owl, of species Tyto alba, found almost worldwide. UK
"The poet Propertius refers to a philtre containing snake bones, a toad, and the feathers of a screech-owl."
- 4 any owl that has a screeching cry wordnet
- 5 A mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus).
Etymology
From the fact that these species are owls which emit screeching calls.
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