Mimidae

Translingual

Etymology

Mimus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Mimidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the mockingbirds and thrashers.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Cinclocerthia, Dumetella, Margarops, Melanoptila, Melanotis, Mimodes, Mimus, Nesomimus, Oreoscoptes, Ramphocinclus, Toxostoma - genera

References

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

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