Definition of screech owl in English:
screech owl
noun ˈskriːtʃ aʊlˈskritʃ ˌaʊl
An owl with a screeching call.
(British)another term for barn owl
a small American owl related to the scops owls (genus Otus, family Strigidae: in particular Otus asio).
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm comfortable here, and content to listen to the screech owl outside and the gentle creaking of the house as it settles for the night.
- I leave you with one of the best passages of a description of a flock of blue jays mobbing a screech owl.
- Although tawny owls are reputed to have a hoot, this one whistled, which is probably why it is often referred to in the books as a screech owl.
- In the woods, a variety of large and small animals and birds are attracted to red maple, including deer, elk, screech owls, moose and pileated woodpeckers.
- Suddenly I heard the distant cry of a screech owl.
Definition of screech owl in US English:
screech owl
nounˈskritʃ ˌaʊlˈskrēCH ˌoul
A small American owl with a screeching call and distinctive ear tufts.
Otus asio, family Strigidae
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm comfortable here, and content to listen to the screech owl outside and the gentle creaking of the house as it settles for the night.
- In the woods, a variety of large and small animals and birds are attracted to red maple, including deer, elk, screech owls, moose and pileated woodpeckers.
- I leave you with one of the best passages of a description of a flock of blue jays mobbing a screech owl.
- Suddenly I heard the distant cry of a screech owl.
- Although tawny owls are reputed to have a hoot, this one whistled, which is probably why it is often referred to in the books as a screech owl.