noun
Meaning 1
Any New World owl of genus Megascops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
screech owl
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noun
Meaning 2
A common barn owl, of species Tyto alba, found almost worldwide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Meaning 3
A mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus).
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noun
Meaning 4
small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Otus asio
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
noun
Meaning 5
any owl that has a screeching cry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
History
Etymology
From the fact that these species are owls which emit screeching calls.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Alabama: ofolo — Megascops
- Chickasaw: ofolo — Megascops
- Chinese Mandarin: 鳴角鴞 /鸣角鸮 (míngjiǎoxiāo) — Megascops
- Chinese Mandarin: 鳴角梟 /鸣角枭 (míngjiǎoxiāo) — Megascops
- Choctaw: ofunlo — Megascops
- Czech: výreček — Megascops
- Dutch: schreeuwuil — Megascops
- Finnish: kirkupöllönen — Megascops
- French: petit-duc maculé — Megascops
- German: Kreischeule — Megascops
- Hungarian: lármáskuvik — Megascops
- Irish: ulscréachóg — Megascops
- Irish: scréachóg reilige — Megascops
- Italian: gufo comune — Megascops
- Koasati: afolo — Megascops
- Latin: ulula — Megascops
- Manx: hullad-screeagh — Megascops
- Mi'kmaq: gu'gu'gwes — Megascops
- Navajo: tsidiłdǫǫhii — Megascops
- Norwegian: lundugle — Megascops
- Ojibwe: gaakaabishiinh — Megascops
- Polish: syczoń — Megascops
- Portuguese: corujinha — Megascops
- Russian: совка (sovka) — Megascops
- Scottish Gaelic: sgreuchag-oidhche — Megascops
- Spanish: autillo — Megascops
- Swahili: mtiti — Megascops
- Unami: chululhuwe — Megascops
- Vietnamese: cú mèo — Megascops