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Doleful CreaturesEASTON'S
(occurring only Isa. 13:21. Heb. ochim, i.e., “shrieks;” hence “howling animals”), a general name for screech owls (howlets), which occupy the desolate palaces of Babylon. Some render the word “hyaenas.”
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd ed. (1897), public domain.