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 of scops owl
11815–25; <New Latin <Greek skṓps little horned owl
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How to use scops owl in a sentence
The writer ascribes this call to the collared scops owl (Scops bakkamoena).
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarVery different is the cry of the little scops owl (Scops giu).
Glimpses of Indian Birds | Douglas DewarAnother scops owl, with one eye, lives in the eastern aviary, in Church's care.
"But she is innocent as that bird in the air," screamed her lover, pointing to a scops owl which was sailing above the cypresses.
A House-Party | Ouida
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