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strix

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

noun strixes · striges

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.

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@misc{strix_2026,
  title = {strix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}