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Scops owl
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What's The Definition Of Scops owl?
[n] any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scops owl: Related Terms | Find terms related to Scops owl: See Also | bird of Minerva | bird of night | genus Otus | hooter | Old World scops owl | Oriental scops owl | Otus | Otus scops | Otus sunia | owl Scops owl In Webster's Dictionary \Scops" owl`\ [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned
owl.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus
{Scops} having ear tufts like those of the horned owls,
especially the European scops owl ({Scops giu}), and the
American screech owl ({S. asio}).
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