scops owl

scops owl
/skops/
any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, esp. Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl).
[1815-25; < NL < Gk skóps little horned owl]

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      any Old World owl of the genus Otus, differentiated from the New World species, which are called screech owls. See screech owl.

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