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scops owl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
scop-s owl
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.

noun

Any owl of the Old World genus Otus.

Etymology

From Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to look at”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

scops owls (plural) scops-owl (alternative)

Phrases

African scops owl collared scops owl Cyprus scops owl Eurasian scops owl European scops owl Flores scops owl giant scops owl Indian scops owl

Frequently Paired Words

scope

Synonyms

European scops owl Eurasian scops owl Old World scops owl

Questions

What does scops owl mean?
A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.
Where does scops owl come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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