'Scops asio' definitions:
Definition of 'Scops asio'
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- Screech \Screech\, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. [1913 Webster]
- Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zool.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
- Screech rain.
- Screech hawk (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
- Screech owl. (Zool.) (a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or reddish in color. (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scops asio'
From: GCIDE
- Scops owl \Scops" owl`\ [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned owl.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus Scops having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl (Scops giu), and the American screech owl (Scops asio). [1913 Webster] Scoptic