'Screech owl' definitions:

Definition of 'screech owl'

From: WordNet
noun
Any owl that has a screeching cry
noun
Small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle [syn: screech owl, Otus asio]

Definition of 'Screech owl'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]