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

First recorded in 1795–1805

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British Dictionary definitions for plantain-eater

plantain-eater

noun

another name for touraco

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