Strix

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(Arch.) One of the flutings of a column.

Thesaurus

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Strix - owls lacking ear tufts               genus Strix bird genus - a genus of birds family Strigidae, Strigidae - a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes great gray owl, great grey owl, Strix nebulosa - large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia Strix aluco, tawny owl - reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes barred owl, Strix varia - large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown spotted owl, Strix occidentalis - a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest