scops owl
nounEtymology From Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to look at”).
1
A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.
2
Any owl of the Old World genus Otus.
- Synonyms
- European scops owl, Eurasian scops owl, Old World scops owl
- Derived terms
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African scops owl, collared scops owl, Cyprus scops owl, Eurasian scops owl, European scops owl, Flores scops owl, giant scops owl, Indian scops owl, Japanese scops owl, Javan scops owl, Karthala scops owl, Luzon scops owl, Madagascar scops owl, Madeiran scops owl, Malagasy scops owl, Mauritius scops owl, Mayotte scops owl, Mentawai scops owl, Mindanao scops owl, Mindoro scops owl, Moheli scops owl, Moluccan scops owl, mountain scops owl, Negros scops owl, Nicobar scops owl, Old World scops owl, Oriental scops owl, Palau scops owl, Palawan scops owl, pallid scops owl, Pemba scops owl, Pernambuco scops owl, Philippine scops owl, rainforest scops owl, Rinjani scops owl, Serendib scops owl, Seychelles scops owl, Siau scops owl, Simeulue scops owl, spotted scops owl, striated scops owl, Sunda scops owl, white-fronted scops owl- Related terms
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