- •scops
- (G). An owl
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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Scops — (S. Sav. et Cuv.), Untergattung der Ohreule, s.d. 2) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
scops — [skɔps] n. m. ÉTYM. 1846; grec skôps. ❖ ♦ Zool. Oiseau rapace nocturne (Strigidés), de petite taille, couramment appelé petit duc. ➪ tableau Noms d oiseaux … Encyclopédie Universelle
Scops — Petit duc scops Petit duc scops … Wikipédia en Français
scops — (skops ) s. m. • Genre de rapaces où l on distingue : le scops européen dit vulgairement petit duc et appelé tuget dans le Languedoc ; on le trouve en France, en Afrique, au Brésil et à la Guiane, LEGOARANT . • Quant à la petite chevêche et… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Scops owl — Scops owls Eurasian Scops Owls, Otus scops Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Scops giu — Scops owl Scops owl [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned owl.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus {Scops} having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl ({Scops giu}), and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scops owl — [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned owl.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus {Scops} having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl ({Scops giu}), and the American screech owl… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scops-owl — Taxobox name = Scops owls image caption = Eurasian Scops owls, Otus scops regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus =… … Wikipedia
scops owl — noun any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call • Hypernyms: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter • Hyponyms: ↑Old World scops owl, ↑Otus scops, ↑Oriental scops owl, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scops owl — /skops/ any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, esp. Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl). [1815 25; < NL < Gk skóps little horned owl] * * * any Old World owl of the genus Otus,… … Universalium
scops owl — [skɒps] noun a small owl with ear tufts. [Otus scops (Eurasia) and related species.] Origin C18: from mod. L. Scops (former genus name), from Gk skōps … English new terms dictionary
