Mesitornithidae

plural noun

Mes·​it·​or·​nith·​i·​dae

-ˌtȯrˈnithəˌdē

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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