screech owl

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Definition of screech owl in English Turkish dictionary

{i} cüce baykuş

(isim) cüce baykuş

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Definition of screech owl in English English dictionary

the barn owl, Tyto alba

A North American owl belonging to the Megascops genus

{i} small owl of North America; any owl that emits screeching shout

small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle

Any of various small owls of the genus Otus, especially O. asio, of North America, having ear tufts and a quavering whistlelike call. Any of numerous owls of the genus Otus (family Strigidae). Both New World species and Old World species (called scops owls) have a facial disk and ear tufts. In spite of their name, they do not in fact screech. Their colouring resembles tree bark, and they are 8-12 in. (20-30 cm) long. They eat mostly small mammals, birds, and insects. Notable species are the common screech owl (O. asio) of North America, the flammulated owl (O. flammeolus) of western North America, and the common scops owl (O. scops) of southern Europe, Asia, and Africa

any owl that has a screeching cry

small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle any owl that has a screeching cry

Related Terms

screech owls

plural form of screech owl

screech-owl

A particular small North American owl

screechowl

{n} an owl that hoots by night

Turkish pronunciation

skriç aul

Pronunciation

/ˈskrēʧ ˈoul/ /ˈskriːʧ ˈaʊl/

Etymology

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