strigidae

Questions about strigidae

What does strigidae mean?

strigidae means "a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes".

How many syllables are in strigidae?

strigidae has 3 syllables and divides as stri-gi-dae under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for strigidae?

Close synonyms include family Strigidae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strigidae a common word?

strigidae is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.