Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Leptosomatiformes — the cuckoo roller.
Etymologies
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Leptosomus + -idae
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It's often placed in its own 'family', properly termed Leptosomidae but often (incorrectly) referred to as Leptosomatidae
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Darren Naish none@example.com 2010
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The Madagascan "Cuckoo-roller" (Aves: Leptosomidae) is not a roller -- notes on the phylogenetic affinities and evolutionary history of a "living fossil".
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Darren Naish none@example.com 2010
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