autillo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Perhaps from the base *aut, imitative of its call, +‎ -illo. Or, from Vulgar Latin *ōtellus, a diminutive of Ancient Greek ὠτός (ōtós), genitive of οὖς (oûs, “ear”), referring to its ears. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: au‧ti‧llo === Noun === autillo m (plural autillos) screech owl, scops owl ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “autillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Roberts, Edward A. (2014), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 190