"screech-owl" meaning in All languages combined

See screech-owl on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: screech-owls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} screech-owl (plural screech-owls)
  1. Alternative form of screech owl Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: screech owl Categories (lifeform): Owls
    Sense id: en-screech-owl-en-noun-mPQVwbp9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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