Definition of "mesite" []

• Any of three species of bird in the family Mesitornithidae endemic to Madagascar. (noun)

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• "They are subdesert mesite (Monias benschi) and long-tailed ground roller (Uratelornis chimaera)."
• "Out of the above birds, one is threatened (Madagascar teal), and three are considered vulnerable (white-breasted mesite, long-tailed ground-roller, Madagascar plover)."
• "Among the birds, Appert's greenbul (Xanthomixis apperti) and the white-breasted mesite (Mesitornis variegata), are considered endemic to this ecoregion."