plantain-eater

[ plan-tin-ee-ter, -tn- ]
/ ˈplæn tɪnˌi tər, -tn- /

noun

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

Origin of plantain-eater

First recorded in 1795–1805

British Dictionary definitions for plantain-eater

plantain-eater

noun

another name for touraco