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plantain-eater
[ plan-tin-ee-ter, -tn- ]
/ ËplĂŠn tÉȘnËi tÉr, -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 1795â1805
Words nearby plantain-eater
Plantae, Plantagenet, planta genista, plant agreement, plantain, plantain-eater, plantain lily, plantalgia, plantar, plantar arch, plantar artery
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