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单词 scops owl
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Definition of scops owl in English:

scops owl

nounskɒpsˈskäps ˌoul
  • A small owl with distinctive ear tufts, found in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

    角鸮

    Genus Otus, family Strigidae: many species, in particular the widespread Eurasian scops owl (O. scops)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Minutes later, a faint reply suggests that a pair of Sokoke scops owls have roosted in the distance.
    • She resembled a small scops owl, tiny, with huge eyes.
    • The shy little Sokoke scops owl lives only in one coastal reserve in Kenya and in a second isolated forest in Tanzania.
    • Here too live several unique plants and animals that are found nowhere else on earth - such as the Sokoke scops owl - and endangered species like the African elephant and the Sokoke bushy-tailed mongoose.

Origin

Early 18th century: scops from modern Latin Scops (former genus name), from Greek skōps.

Definition of scops owl in US English:

scops owl

nounˈskäps ˌoul
  • A small owl with distinctive ear tufts, found in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

    角鸮

    Genus Otus, family Strigidae: many species, in particular the widespread Eurasian scops owl (O. scops)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The shy little Sokoke scops owl lives only in one coastal reserve in Kenya and in a second isolated forest in Tanzania.
    • Here too live several unique plants and animals that are found nowhere else on earth - such as the Sokoke scops owl - and endangered species like the African elephant and the Sokoke bushy-tailed mongoose.
    • She resembled a small scops owl, tiny, with huge eyes.
    • Minutes later, a faint reply suggests that a pair of Sokoke scops owls have roosted in the distance.

Origin

Early 18th century: scops from modern Latin Scops (former genus name), from Greek skōps.

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