- screech owl - any owl that has a screeching cry
--1 is a kind of owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
- screech owl, Otus asio - small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
--2 is a kind of owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
--2 is a member of Otus, genus Otus - screech owl, Otus asio - small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle