plantain-eater

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

/ ˈplæn tɪnˌi tər, -tn- /

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noun

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

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Origin of plantain-eater

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby plantain-eater

Plantae, Plantagenet, planta genista, plant agreement, plantain, plantain-eater, plantain lily, plantalgia, plantar, plantar arch, plantar artery

How to use plantain-eater in a sentence

But two things are clear in this tail-eater of a case: First, there seems to be plenty of guilt but hardly a criminal in sight.
Wrongly Imprisoned for 15 Years Thanks to an Innocence Project|Jacob Siegel|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When it comes to food, are you an adventurous, nose-to-tail kind of eater?
Brits Are Very Fussy Eaters|Emma Woolf|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is messy enough to be fork-food for all but the most dexterous eater.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast found out with the help of nationally ranked competitive eater Eric ‘Badlands’ Booker.
Video: We Took a Competitive Eater to TGI Fridays for Endless Appetizers—and They Ran Out|Brandy Zadrozny|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The books on that list are reliably brilliant, and The Pumpkin Eater is no exception.
The Neglected Penelope Mortimer Was a Novelist Ahead of Her Time|Jessica Ferri|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the old days every great man kept a toad-eater; sometimes his functions were highly paid—Wolff's are, I fancy.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The plant from which is made what is called Manila hemp belongs to the same family as the banana and the plantain.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
We here saw an opium-eater, lying stretched out upon a mat on the floor.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The little insect-eater chittered in alarm and dashed off to safety across the highway.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
Our friend Robert the Eater was one of the communiers sent to Paris three years ago to secure our charter.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for plantain-eater

plantain-eater

noun

another name for touraco

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