Mesitornithiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Mesitornis +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Mesitornithiformes

1. The mesites
   1. A taxonomic order within the parvclass Neognathae.
   2. A taxonomic order within the superorder Neoaves.

Hypernyms

• (order in Neoaves): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder

References

• Mesitornithiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mesitornithiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mesitornithiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mesitornithiformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN