Strix
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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."
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From Latin strix, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx, “screecher”).