scops owl

Meaning

1. A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.
2. Any owl of the Old World genus Otus.

Synonyms

tawny owl

horned owl

common scops-owl

Translations

Otus scops

assiolo

Zwergohreule

Otus sp.

dwerghornugle

dwergooruil

mocho-d’orelhas

autillo europeo

autillo

xot

ishakkuşu

petit-duc scops

Etymology

From Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “I look at”).