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screech owl
(encz) | screech owl, n: |
Screech owl
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
[1913 Webster]
Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zool.), the fieldfare;
-- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called
from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zool.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species.
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screech owl
(wn) | screech owl
n 1: any owl that has a screeching cry
2: small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers
whose call sounds like a quavering whistle [syn: {screech
owl}, Otus asio] |
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screech owl
(encz) | screech owl, n: |
screech owl
(wn) | screech owl
n 1: any owl that has a screeching cry
2: small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers
whose call sounds like a quavering whistle [syn: {screech
owl}, Otus asio] |
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