English Explanatory Dictionary

scops owl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.
  2. Any owl of the Old World genus Otus.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

scops owl scops owls scops-owl

Etymology

From Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to look at”).

Synonyms

European scops owl Eurasian scops owl Old World scops owl

Related words

scope

Derived words

African scops owl collared scops owl Cyprus scops owl Eurasian scops owl European scops owl Flores scops owl giant scops owl Indian scops owl Japanese scops owl Javan scops owl Karthala scops owl Luzon scops owl Madagascar scops owl Madeiran scops owl Malagasy scops owl Mauritius scops owl Mayotte scops owl Mentawai scops owl Mindanao scops owl Mindoro scops owl Moheli scops owl Moluccan scops owl mountain scops owl Negros scops owl Nicobar scops owl Old World scops owl Oriental scops owl Palau scops owl Palawan scops owl pallid scops owl Pemba scops owl Pernambuco scops owl Philippine scops owl rainforest scops owl Rinjani scops owl Serendib scops owl Seychelles scops owl Siau scops owl Simeulue scops owl spotted scops owl striated scops owl Sunda scops owl white-fronted scops owl

Translations

Albanian: gjon Albanian: lorëz Albanian: qok Asturian: curuxín Asturian: curuxina Basque: apo-hontz Breton: toud korr Bulgarian: чухал Catalan: xot Catalan: xut Catalan: mussol Czech: výreček malý Danish: dværghornugle Faroese: lítil kattúla Finnish: kyläpöllönen French: petit-duc German: Zwergohreule Greek: γκιόνης Hungarian: füleskuvik Irish: ulchabhán scopach Italian: assiolo Italian: assiuolo Latin: scōps Navajo: tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ tsidiłdǫǫhii Polish: syczek Polish: syczek zwyczajny Portuguese: mocho-de-orelhas Romanian: ciuș Romanian: ciuf pitic Romansh: piv nanin Russian: сплю́шка Russian: обыкнове́нная со́вка Spanish: autillo Swedish: dvärguv Turkish: İshak kuşu
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