WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
strig•i•form
(strij′ə fôrm′),USA pronunciation adj.
- Birdsof, pertaining, or belonging to the order Strigiformes, comprising the owls.
- Greek stríx) + Neo-Latin -iformes -iformes
- Neo-Latin Strigiformes name of the order, equivalent. to Latin strig-, stem of strix kind of owl (
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