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scops owl

American

[skops] / skɒps /

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.

Etymology

Origin of scops owl

1815–25; < New Latin < Greek skṓps little horned owl

Example Sentences

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Bird watchers now spot winged creatures like paradise flycatcher and Eurasian scops owl that don’t belong to the region.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Eighteen species are critically endangered, including the Philippine eagle, the hooded vulture and the Annobon scops owl, the researchers found.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021

The newfound Rinjani scops owl, or Otus jolandae.

From Newsweek

The scops owl breeds from January till April, while February and March are the months in which to look for the eggs of the wood-owl.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas

"But she is innocent as that bird in the air," screamed her lover, pointing to a scops owl which was sailing above the cypresses.

From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida

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