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

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of screech owl.

Example Sentences

"It is said that whenever a member of the house of the Arundels of Wardour lies on his death-bed, a pair of large screech-owls fly round the battlements each night till his decease."

Inflected Forms

screech-owls (plural)

Questions

What does screech-owl mean?: Alternative form of screech owl.

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