Noun: screech owl 'skreech,awl
- Small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
"The screech owl's eerie call startled the campers";
- Otus asio
- Any owl that has a screeching cry
"The eerie call of a screech owl broke the silence of the night"
Derived forms: screech owls
Type of: bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
Part of: genus Otus, Otus
Encyclopedia: Screech owl