order Strigiformes

Thesaurus

Noun

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order Strigiformes - owls Strigiformesanimal order - the order of animalsAves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birdsbird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyesfamily Strigidae, Strigidae - a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformesfamily Tytonidae, Tytonidae - comprising only the barn owls