“scops”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

scops

释义

scops|skɒps|
[a. mod.L. Scōps (generic name), a. Gr. σκώψ the little horned owl.]
A genus of Strigidæ containing nearly forty species distinguished by plumicorns upon the head; now usually scops owl. Also a member of this genus, a horn-owl.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey).1781Latham Synopsis Birds I. 129 Scops. E.O. [i.e. belonging to the division ‘Eared Owls’.]1809Shaw Gen. Zool. VII. i. 234 The Scops is a native of the warmer parts of Europe, and is of a migratory nature.1825Sporting Mag. XV. 271 The scops or little horned owl.1887Atheuæum 19 Mar. 387/2 The little scops owl.
b. Comb. scops-eared a., having plumicorns upon the head, the characteristic feature of Scops.
Prob. arising from a misunderstanding of quot. 1781 above.
1825Selby Illustr. Brit. Ornith. i. 56 Scops-eared Owl.1870Gillmore tr. Figuier's Reptiles & Birds 551 The Scops-eared Owl..is remarkable for its diminutive size.

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