mesite
/ˈmeɪziːt/noun
1- a small endangered grounddwelling bird found in Madagascar, resembling a thrush but related to the button-quails拟鹑。
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- Family Mesitornithidae: two genera, in particular Mesitornis, and three species.拟鹑科：2属, 尤指拟鹑属, 3种。
词源
from French mésite, from a Malagasy word.