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 American screech owl ({S. asio}).
scops owl n : any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call