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Where does “Striginae” come from?

Striginae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Strix, from Latin strīx, from Ancient Greek στρίξ — owl.

Ancestry of “Striginae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualStrix—
2Latinstrīx—
3Ancient Greekστρίξowl
Every word from Ancient Greek στρίξ →