Strix

n. [Lat. strix, strigis, allied to stria. See STRIA.] (Arch.) A channel in a fluted column or pillar.

Strĭx, n. [Lat., Gr. στρίγξ, a screaming night-bird, from στρίζειν, to scream.] (Ornith.) A genus of owls. Baird.