mesite

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

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

词形变化

mesites plural

词源

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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