鸣角鸮 Traditional form: 鳴角鴞 Pinyin (reading): Míngjiǎoxiāo Definitions: Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus) Characters: 鸣 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped 鸮 - owl Traditional characters: 鳴 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped 鴞 - owl