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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screech owl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
screech owl
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any New World owl of genus Megascops.

noun

A common barn owl, of species Tyto alba, found almost worldwide.

British usage

noun

A mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the fact that these species are owls which emit screeching calls.

Usage

Inflected Forms

screech owls (plural)

Phrases

Balsas screech owl bare-shanked screech owl bearded screech owl black-capped screech owl Chocó screech owl cinnamon screech owl cloud-forest screech owl eastern screech owl

Synonyms

otus asio

Questions

What does screech owl mean?
Any New World owl of genus Megascops.
Where does screech owl come from?
From the fact that these species are owls which emit screeching calls.

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