| NOUN | animal | scops owl | any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call |
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| Meaning | Any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call. | |
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| Member of | Otus, genus Otus | A genus of Strigidae |
| Narrower | Old World scops owl, Otus scops | European scops owl |
| Oriental scops owl, Otus sunia | Asian scops owl | |
| Broader | owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter | nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes |
| Spanish | autillo, corneja | |
| Catalan | xot | |
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