scops owl
See also: scops-owl
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “I look at”).
Noun
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
- (Otus scops): European scops owl, Eurasian scops owl
Translations
Otus scops
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Further reading
Eurasian scops owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia