English Explanatory Dictionary

screech owl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any New World owl of genus Megascops.
  2. A common barn owl, of species Tyto alba, found almost worldwide.
  3. A mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

screech owl screech owls

Etymology

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

Derived words

Balsas screech owl bare-shanked screech owl bearded screech owl black-capped screech owl Chocó screech owl cinnamon screech owl cloud-forest screech owl eastern screech owl foothill screech owl Koepcke's screech owl long-tufted screech owl Middle American screech owl Pacific screech owl †Virgin Islands screech owl Puerto Rican screech owl rufescent screech owl Santa Marta screech owl tawny-bellied screech owl tropical screech owl vermiculated screech owl western screech owl West Peruvian screech owl whiskered screech owl white-throated screech owl Yungas screech owl
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