noun, masculine/auˈtiʝo/plural: autillos
screech owl, scops owl
Related: autillo africano, autillo chino
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.