释义 |
strig·i·dae \ˈstrijəˌdē\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Strig-, Strix type genus + -idae : a family of birds (order Strigiformes): a. in former classifications : a family coextensive with Strigiformes b. in some especially former classifications : a family equivalent to Tytonidae c. : a family comprising all the owls except the barn owls — compare tytonidae; see bubonidae |