scops owl
/skɒps/noun
1- a small owl with distinctive ear tufts, found in Europe, Africa, and Asia角鸮。
1.1
- Genus Otus, family Strigidae: many species, in particular the widespread Eurasian scops owl (O. scops).角鸮属, 鸱鸮科：多种, 尤指分布很广的亚欧西红角鸮（拉丁名O. scops）。
词源
early 18th cent.: scops from modern Latin Scops (former genus name)， from Greek skōps.