scops owl vs hooter

scops owl and hooter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scops owl	Yes	No	No	No
hooter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hooter is a hypernym of scops owl; that is, hooter is a word with a broader meaning than scops owl:

scops owl: any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
hooter: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

Other hypernyms of scops owl include bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl.

scops owl (noun)	hooter (noun)
any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call	nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
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