mesite

See also: mésite

English

Subdesert mesite (Monias benschi)

Wikispecies

Etymology

From French mésite (“mesite”), named by the zoologist Isidore Geoffroy in 1838. Perhaps from Ancient Greek μεσίτης (mesítēs, “mediator”), for these birds are of medium size.

Noun

mesite (plural mesites)

1. Any of three species of bird in the family Mesitornithidae endemic to Madagascar.

Derived terms

• brown mesite, Mesitornis unicolor
• subdesert mesite, Monias benschi
• white-breasted mesite, Mesitornis variegatus

Translations

bird of the family Mesithornidae

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拟鹑 (nǐzhūn)

• Finnish: kyyhkyrääkkä
• German: Stelzenralle f
• Hungarian: lábasguvat
• Navajo: tsintah noołnahii
• Russian: мадагаска́рский пастушо́к m (madagaskárskij pastušók)

Anagrams

• Estime, Semite, Timese