transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsȯ-ˌhwet-, -ˌwet- ]
noun
Etymology: from the supposed resemblance of its cry to the sound made in filing a saw
Date: 1834
: a very small harsh-voiced North American owl ( Aegolius acadicus ) that is largely dark brown above and chestnut streaked with white beneath — called also saw-whet