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strix

strix noun: a bird-like demon feeding on human flesh and blood.

Noun

strix (plural strixes or striges)

  1. A bird-like demon feeding on human flesh and blood.
    • What was distinctive about the strix was that […] it resembled an owl, or (to a lesser extent) a bat, being a winged, clawed creature, which flew by night and had a hideous screeching cry.2017, Ronald Hutton, The Witch, Yale University Press, published 2018, page 69

Forms of strix

pluralstrixes
pluralstriges

Origin of strix

From Latin strix, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx, “screecher”).

Questions about strix

What does strix mean?
Strix means a bird-like demon feeding on human flesh and blood.
What part of speech is strix?
Strix is a noun.
What is the plural of strix?
The plural of strix is strixes.

Words near strix in the dictionary

  1. strivest
  2. striveth
  3. striving
  4. strivingly
  5. strivings
  6. strix
  7. strixes
  8. Strizivojna
  9. striæ
  10. STRNY
  11. stroad

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