| NOUN | animal | screech owl | any owl that has a screeching cry |
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| animal | screech owl, Otus asio | small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle |
| Meaning | Any owl that has a screeching cry. | |
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| 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 |
| Meaning | small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle. | |
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| Synonym | Otus asio | |
| Member of | Otus, genus Otus | A genus of Strigidae |
| 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 |
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