'Strix' definitions:

Definition of 'Strix'

(from WordNet)
noun
Owls lacking ear tufts [syn: Strix, genus Strix]

Definition of 'Strix'

From: GCIDE
  • Strix \Strix\, n. [L. strix, strigis.] (Arch.) One of the flutings of a column. [1913 Webster]