Screech owl
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The term screech owl can mean[1]:
- The barn owl, the primary British meaning of the term (from its discordant cry which is supposed to be an evil omen)
- Any of various small American owls of the genus Otus, allied to the Scops owls – especially the Eastern Screech Owl or Western Screech Owl of North America
- A bearer of evil tidings, a person who presages misfortune, a familiar of witches and warlocks
- A series of novels taking place in Canada. Also the name of the hockey team in that series.
[edit] References
- ^ The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary