transcription, транскрипция: [ skri:tʃ ]
n. & v. --n. a harsh high-pitched scream. --v.tr. & intr. utter with or make a screech. øscreech-owl any owl that screeches instead of hooting, esp. a barn-owl or a small American owl, Otus asio. øøscreecher n. screechy adj. (screechier, screechiest). [16th-c. var. of ME scritch (imit.)]