| screech | A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. Screech bird, or Screech thrush A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or reddish in colour. The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| screechers | <ornithology> The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |