STRIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Strix mean? 

• STRIX (noun)
  The noun STRIX has 1 sense:

1. owls lacking ear tufts

  Familiarity information: STRIX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRIX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Owls lacking ear tufts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Strix; Strix

Hypernyms ("Strix" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Strix"):

great gray owl; great grey owl; Strix nebulosa (large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia)

Strix aluco; tawny owl (reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes)

barred owl; Strix varia (large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown)

spotted owl; Strix occidentalis (a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest)

Holonyms ("Strix" is a member of...):

family Strigidae; Strigidae (a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes)

 Context examples 

In a study, scientists from the University of California, Davis; USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station; and University of Washington have found a way to resolve the conflict that has sprung up between protecting forests from increasingly frequent wildfires and droughts and preserving sufficient habitat for the endangered spotted owl, Strix occidentalis.

(Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all, Wikinews)