ōd.əs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ōtos, from ous ear — more at ear
: a genus of rather small-eared owls (family Strigidae) that are usually predominantly insectivorous and nocturnal — see scops owl , screech owl
ōd.əs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ōtos, from ous ear — more at ear
: a genus of rather small-eared owls (family Strigidae) that are usually predominantly insectivorous and nocturnal — see scops owl , screech owl
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012