screech owl

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{i} cüce baykuş
(isim) cüce baykuş
English - English
the barn owl, Tyto alba
A North American owl belonging to the Megascops genus
{i} small owl of North America; any owl that emits screeching shout
small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
Any of various small owls of the genus Otus, especially O. asio, of North America, having ear tufts and a quavering whistlelike call. Any of numerous owls of the genus Otus (family Strigidae). Both New World species and Old World species (called scops owls) have a facial disk and ear tufts. In spite of their name, they do not in fact screech. Their colouring resembles tree bark, and they are 8-12 in. (20-30 cm) long. They eat mostly small mammals, birds, and insects. Notable species are the common screech owl (O. asio) of North America, the flammulated owl (O. flammeolus) of western North America, and the common scops owl (O. scops) of southern Europe, Asia, and Africa
any owl that has a screeching cry
small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle any owl that has a screeching cry
screech owls
plural form of screech owl
screech-owl
A particular small North American owl
screechowl
{n} an owl that hoots by night
screech owl

    Turkish pronunciation

    skriç aul

    Pronunciation

    /ˈskrēʧ ˈoul/ /ˈskriːʧ ˈaʊl/

    Etymology

    () From the fact that these species are owls which emit screeching calls.
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