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strigine

UK/ˈstɹɪd͡ʒaɪn/

strigine adjective: of or pertaining to owls.

Adjective

strigine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to owls.
    • He thought of the pellets he found by day, the tight packages of bone, fur and excrement that, like crushed auto carcases in a wrecker's yard, were all that remained of voles or mice swallowed whole by their strigine predators. Did those small creatures scuffling over leaves and roots hear the owls...2014, James Robertson, 365: Stories

Origin of strigine

From Latin strig- (“screech-owl”), + English -ine.

Questions about strigine

What does strigine mean?
Strigine means of or pertaining to owls.
What part of speech is strigine?
Strigine is an adjective.
How do you pronounce strigine?
Strigine is pronounced /ˈstɹɪd͡ʒaɪn/ (UK).

Words near strigine in the dictionary

  1. strigilis
  2. strigillose
  3. strigillosely
  4. strigilose
  5. strigils
  6. strigine
  7. strigment
  8. strigments
  9. strigoceratid
  10. strigoceratids
  11. strigoi

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