scops owl
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “I look at”)
Noun[edit]
scops owl (plural scops owls)
- A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.
- Any owl of the Old World genus Otus.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Otus scops): European scops owl, Eurasian scops owl
Translations[edit]
Otus scops
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Further reading[edit]
- Eurasian scops owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia