σκώψ

A. owl (γλαῦξ being the generic name), the little horned owl, Strix scops, Od. 5.66, Epich. 166, Theoc. 1.136, cf. Arist. HA 592b11, 617b31.

2. a dance in which the dancers mimicked an owl, Ael. NA 15.28, Poll. 4.103, Ath. 9.391a, 14.629f:—in the last place it is explained (as if = σκοπός) of shading the eyes with the hand so as to see better; so also Hsch. s.v. σκωπευμάτων: cf. ὑπόσκοπος.

3. a kind of fish, Nic. Fr. 18. (In Ael. l.c., Ath. 9.391a, b, σκώπτω (as if = mimic) is expld. fr. σκώψ, the owl being captured by means of its tendency to mimic one who danced in front of it; other explanations in Sch.Theoc. 1.136.)