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scops owl
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Princeton's WordNet
scops owlnoun
any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
Wiktionary
scops owlnoun
A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.
scops owlnoun
Any bird of the genus Otus.
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scops owl
A Scops Owl is a type of small to medium-sized owl that belongs to the family Strigidae. Most species in this group are known for their distinct ear tufts and detailed camouflage patterns, which allow them to blend in with their environment. Scops owls are usually nocturnal and can be found in various regions around the world including Europe, Africa, and Southern and Eastern Asia. They mainly eat small mammals, insects, and other birds. The call of a Scops owl is typically a soft, repetitive whistle.
Webster Dictionary
Scops owl
any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus Scops having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl (Scops giu), and the American screech owl (S. asio)
Etymology: [NL. scops, fr. Gr. the little horned owl.]
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Scops owl
Scops owls are Strigidae belonging to the genus Otus. Approximately 45 living species are known, but new ones are frequently recognized and unknown ones are still being discovered every few years or so, especially in Indonesia. For most of the 20th century, this genus included the American screech owls which are now again separated in Megascops based on a range of behavioral, biogeographical, morphological and DNA sequence data. It is the largest genus of owls in terms of number of species. Scops owls in the modern sense are restricted to the Old World, except for a single North American species – the Flammulated Owl – that is only provisionally placed here and is likely to be moved out of Otus eventually. See below for details. As usual for owls, female scops owls are usually larger than the males of their species, with owls of both sexes being compact in size and shape. All of the birds in this genus are small and agile. Scops-owls are colored in various brownish hues, sometimes with a lighter underside and/or face, which helps to camouflage them against the bark of trees. Some are polymorphic, occurring in a greyish- and a reddish-brown morph.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scops owl in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scops owl in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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