mesite

Etymology
From, named by the zoologist Isidore Geoffroy in 1838. Perhaps from, for these birds are of medium size.

Noun

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

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 拟鹑
 * Finnish: kyyhkyrääkkä
 * German: Stelzenralle
 * Hungarian: lábasguvat
 * Navajo: tsintah noołnahii
 * Russian: мадагаска́рский пастушо́к