screech owl

See also: screech-owl

English

an eastern screech owl Megascops asio.

Etymology

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

Noun

screech owl (plural screech owls)

Any North American owl of genus Megascops.
(Britain) A barn owl, of species Tyto alba.

Translations

Megascops

Arabic: please add this translation if you can:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鳴角鴞 (zh), 鸣角鸮 (zh) (míngjiǎoxiāo), 鳴角梟, 鸣角枭 (míngjiǎoxiāo)
Czech: výreček m
Dutch: schreeuwuil
Finnish: pöllönen (fi), kirkupöllönen (fi)
French: petit-duc maculé m
German: Kreischeule f
Hindi: please add this translation if you can:
Hungarian: lármás füleskuvik
Irish: ulscréachóg f, scréachóg reilige f
Italian: gufo comune m:
Japanese: please add this translation if you can:

Korean: please add this translation if you can:
Latin: ulula f
Manx: hullad-screeagh f
Mi'kmaq: gu'gu'gwes anim (Nova Scotia)
Navajo: tsidiłdǫǫhii
Norwegian: lundugle
Polish: please add this translation if you can:
Portuguese: corujinha f
Russian: совка (ru) (sovka)
Scottish Gaelic: sgreuchag-oidhche f
Spanish: autillo
Swahili: mtiti
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can:

Tyto alba — see western barn owl

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