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Definition of Strigidae
1. Noun. A family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes.
Exact synonyms: Family Strigidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Strigiformes, Strigiformes
Member holonyms: Athene, Genus Athene, Bubo, Genus Bubo, Genus Strix, Strix, Genus Otus, Otus, Genus Surnia, Surnia, Asio, Genus Asio, Genus Sceloglaux, Sceloglaux
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Strigiformes, Strigiformes
Member holonyms: Athene, Genus Athene, Bubo, Genus Bubo, Genus Strix, Strix, Genus Otus, Otus, Genus Surnia, Surnia, Asio, Genus Asio, Genus Sceloglaux, Sceloglaux
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strigidae
Literary usage of Strigidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"... it can find a concealed crevice in which to deposit its four to six pure white
eggs; size 1.70 x 1.30. HORNED OWL. Family Strigidae 366. LONG-EARED OWL. ..."
2. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"The Strigidae, Caprimulgidae, Coraciidae, Momotidae, ... Among these, the Strigidae
differ from all the rest and resemble the Eagles, ..."
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