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plantain-eater

[ plan-tin-ee-ter, -tn- ]

noun

  1. any of various touracos, erroneously believed to feed chiefly on plantains and bananas.


plantain-eater

noun

  1. another name for touraco
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plantain-eater1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

A common and handsome bird is the blue plantain-eater (Corythaeola).

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