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scops-owl

scops-owl is the alternative spelling of scops owl.

Meaning of scops owl

Noun

scops owl (plural scops owls)

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

Forms of scops-owl

pluralscops-owls

Questions about scops-owl

What is scops-owl the alternative spelling of?
Scops-owl is the alternative spelling of scops owl.

Words near scops-owl in the dictionary

  1. scopperil
  2. scopperils
  3. scops
  4. scops owl
  5. scops owls
  6. scops-owl
  7. scops-owls
  8. scoptic
  9. scoptical
  10. scoptically
  11. scoptophile

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