MESITORNITHIDAE


Meaning of MESITORNITHIDAE in English

-ˌtȯrˈnithəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Mesitornith-, Mesitornis, type genus + -idae

: a small family (coextensive with the suborder Mesitornithides of the order Gruiformes) of Madagascan birds

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