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screech owl
- ☆ any of various small New World owls (genus Otus) of a worldwide family (Strigidae), characterized by feathered ear tufts and an eerie, wailing cry rather than a hoot
- Brit. any owl with such a cry
See screech owl in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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