screech owl

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any New World owl of genus Megascops.
    — The screech owls winter in the north and are distinctly farsighted in preparing for winter.
  2. A common barn owl, of species Tyto alba, found almost worldwide. UK
    — The poet Propertius refers to a philtre containing snake bones, a toad, and the feathers of a screech-owl.
  3. A mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus).

词形变化

screech owls plural

词源

From the fact that these species are owls which emit screeching calls.
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