Strigidae

Translingual

Etymology

Strix +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Strigidae

A taxonomic family within the order Strigiformes – the true owls.

Hypernyms

(family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Strigiformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Asioninae, Striginae, Surniinae - subfamily

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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