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