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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Mesitornithiformes — themesites .
Etymologies
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Mesitornis + -idae
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Many of the species belong to the endemic families or subfamilies Mesitornithidae, Brachypteraciidae, Philepittinae, Vangidae, Bernieridae, and Couinae.
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