plantain-eater
[ plan-tin-ee-ter, -tn- ]
noun
any of various touracos, erroneously believed to feed chiefly on plantains and bananas.
Origin of plantain-eater
1First recorded in 1795–1805
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How to use plantain-eater in a sentence
A common and handsome bird is the blue plantain-eater (Corythaeola).
British Dictionary definitions for plantain-eater
plantain-eater
noun
another name for touraco
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