scops owl

[skops]

scops owl

[skops]
noun
any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl).

Origin:
1815–25; < Neo-Latin < Greek skṓps little horned owl
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scops owl

noun
any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call 
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