(xiāo) — (literary) owl, especially the scops owl or horned owl

Literary term for the owl (especially the scops owl). 猫头鹰 is the everyday word; use 枭 only in writing, classical contexts, or set phrases like 枭雄.

noun
(literary) owlespecially the scops owl or horned owl
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  • Zài gǔ dài wén xué zhōng, xiāo cháng bèi yòng lái xiàng zhēng bù xiáng zhī zhào.
    In ancient literature, the owl was often used to symbolize an ill omen.
  • Zhè zhǒng xiāo de jiào shēng zài yè wǎn tīng qǐ lái gé wài qī lì.
    The cry of this owl sounds especially piercing at night.
  • xiāo Yǔ māo tóu yīng suī tóng shǔ xiāo xíng mù, dàn xiāo tǐ xíng jiào xiǎo.
    Although the scops owl and the common owl both belong to the order Strigiformes, the scops owl is smaller in body size.
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