mesite

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noun

Any of three species of bird in the family Mesitornithidae within the order Mesitornithiformes, endemic to Madagascar.

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Meanings

nounmesite (plural mesites)

plural mesites

  1. Any of three species of bird in the family Mesitornithidae within the order Mesitornithiformes, endemic to Madagascar.

Origin

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.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 拟鹑
  • 拟鹑 (nǐzhūn)bird of the family Mesithornidae
Finnish kyyhkyrääkkä
  • kyyhkyrääkkäbird of the family Mesithornidae
German Stelzenralle
  • Stelzenrallebird of the family Mesithornidae
Hungarian lábasguvat
  • lábasguvatbird of the family Mesithornidae
Russian мадагаска́рский пастушо́к
  • мадагаска́рский пастушо́к (madagaskárskij pastušók)bird of the family Mesithornidae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

mesite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesite

MLA

“mesite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesite.

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