Mesitornis
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Mesitornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mesitornithidae – the mesites.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Mesitornithiformes - order; Mesitornithidae - family
References
Mesitornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mesitornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Mesitornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
