scops owl
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See also: scops-owl
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/O._scops_in_Ni%C5%A1.jpg/220px-O._scops_in_Ni%C5%A1.jpg)
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