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shriek owl

shriek owl noun: the screech owl.

Noun

shriek owl (plural shriek owls)

  1. (dated) The screech owl.
  2. (obsolete) The swift; so called from its cry.

Forms of shriek owl

pluralshriek owls

Questions about shriek owl

What does shriek owl mean?
Shriek owl means the screech owl.
What part of speech is shriek owl?
Shriek owl is a noun.
What is the plural of shriek owl?
The plural of shriek owl is shriek owls.

Words near shriek owl in the dictionary

  1. Shrewsbury cakes
  2. Shrey
  3. Shreya
  4. Shri
  5. shriek
  6. shriek owl
  7. shriek owls
  8. shrieked
  9. shrieker
  10. shriekers
  11. shriekery

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