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Webster 1913 Edition
Scops owl
Scops′ owlˊ
.[NL.
scops
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] the little horned owl.] (Zool.)
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 (Scops asio
).