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noun
A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any owl of the Old World genus Otus.
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noun
any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
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Broader terms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
Narrower terms: Old World scops owl, Otus scops, Oriental scops owl, Otus sunia
History
From Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to look at”).
Across languages
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