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SCREECH OWL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does screech owl mean?
• SCREECH OWL (noun)
The noun SCREECH OWL has 2 senses:
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
Familiarity information: SCREECH OWL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any owl that has a screeching cry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("screech owl" is a kind of...):
bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Otus asio; screech owl
Hypernyms ("screech owl" is a kind of...):
bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)
Holonyms ("screech owl" is a member of...):
genus Otus; Otus (a genus of Strigidae)
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