Leptosomiformes

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Leptosomiformes

Etymology

Leptosomus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Leptosomiformes

1. A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – the cuckoo roller, Leptosomus discolor.

Usage notes

• Usually subsumed in order Coraciiformes, but possibly basal to a clade of several orders.

Hyponyms

• (order): Leptosomatidae - sole family, Leptosomatus - sole genus, Leptosomatus discolor - sole species

References

• Cuckoo-roller on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coraciiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Leptosomiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN