screech owl
1. any owl that has a screeching cry • Hypernyms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter 2. small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle • Syn: Otus asio • Hypernyms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter • Member Holonyms: Otus, genus Otus
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