Strix nebulosa ba kalma ba ce a cikin harshen Ingilishi, amma sunan kimiyya ce ta nau'in tsuntsaye, wanda aka fi sani da "Great Grey Owl". gano jinsin, kuma ana amfani da sunan Strix nebulosa musamman don komawa ga wannan nau'in mujiya ta musamman.Kalmar "Strix" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin na mujiya, yayin da "nebulosa" ke nufin "girgije" ko "misty" a cikin harshen Latin, mai yiwuwa yana nufin launin shuɗi na tsuntsu wanda zai iya kama da gajimare ko hazo.