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Definition of Family strigidae
1. Noun. A family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes.
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 Family Strigidae
Literary usage of Family 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. Birdcraft: A Field Book of Two Hundred Song, Game, and Water Birds by Mabel Osgood Wright (1917)
"Seen perching on stumps aud dead trees over the water watching for fish.
ORDER RAPTORES: BIRDS OF PRET. family strigidae: Barn Owls. Page 206. 1 Species. ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1877)
"To aid both memory and judgment, the following scheme is offered : FAMILY.
Strigidae.—The Owls. SUB-FAMILIES. 1. ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"... on the Morphology of the Cranium and the Auricular Openings in the North-
European Species of the family strigidae. Journ. Morph. Vol. xvii. No. ..."
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