scops owl
See also: scops-owl
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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