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(skrch), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Screeched (); p. pr. & vb. n.Screeching.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skrkja to shriek, to screech, skrkja to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch, W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. Shriek, v., Scream, v.] To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl, screeching loud." Shak. Screech n.A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zol.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. Screech rain. Screech hawk (Zol.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] Screech owl. (Zol.) (a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or reddish in color. (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species. スポンサード リンク
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