screech owl (redirected from screech owls)

screech owl

n.

Any of various small owls of the genus Otus, especially O. asio, of North America, having ear tufts and a quavering whistlelike call.

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screech owl

Noun

1. Brit same as barn owl

2. a small North American barn owl

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	screech owl - any owl that has a screeching cry bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
	2.	screech owl - small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle Otus asio bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes genus Otus, Otus - a genus of Strigidae