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Strigiformes

Strigiformes

1 9.9
A group of birds that includes all owls
  • noun
  • /ˌstrɪdʒɪˈfɔːrmiːz/
  • Specialized
: Strigiformes
  • Bird watchers often seek to observe Strigiformes during the night when these birds are most active.

Examples

  • The scientific classification for owls is Strigiformes, which includes many different species found around the world.

  • I dealt almost exclusively with birds of prey (raptors) classified as Strigiformes (owls) and Falconiformes (hawks, eagles, and falcons).

    Academic text (1996)

  • In the region, the most common members of Strigiformes are the barn owl and the great horned owl.

Synonyms

order Strigiformes
vsStrigiformes
  • Specialized
8.6

A group of birds that includes all owls

is the general descriptive name for the same bird group without scientific label

Compounds

order Strigiformes
  • Specialized
8.6

A group of birds that includes all owls

Surface Forms

Strigiformes singular
Strigiformes plural

Etymology

Strigiformes comes from Latin parts: strig- from strix meaning 'owl' and -formes from forma meaning 'shape' or 'form'. So, Strigiformes means 'owl-shaped' and is the name for the group of birds that includes all owls.