PLANTAIN-EATER

Meaning of PLANTAIN-EATER in English

/plan"tin ee'teuhr, -tn-/ , n.

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

[ 1795-1805 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PLANTAIN EATER — noun also plantain cutter Etymology: plantain (III) : touraco
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLANTAIN-EATER — орнит. бананоед-подорожник (Crinifer)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PLANTAIN-EATER — орнит. бананоед-подорожник ( Crinifer )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PLANTAIN — (tree) plantaniero; (weed) plantago
English interlingue dictionary
PLANTAIN — I. noun see: place Date: 13th century any of a genus ( Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae, the ~ family) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EATER — noun see: eat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLANTAIN — I Any of about 265 species of familiar garden, lawn, and roadside Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae. Distinctively, the leaves …
Английский словарь Британика
PLANTAIN — I. ˈplant ə n, -ntə̇n, also -n.ˌtān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English plauntein, plantaine, from Old French plantain, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EATER — ˈēd.ə(r), ˈētə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English etere, from Old English, from etan to eat + -ere -er …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — (n.) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, …
Английский словарь Webster
PLANTAIN — (n.) The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and …
Английский словарь Webster
PLANTAIN — (n.) A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called …
Английский словарь Webster
EATER — (n.) One who, or that which, eats.
Английский словарь Webster
PLANTAIN — ( n. ) The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — ( n. ) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — ( n. ) A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EATER — ( n. ) One who, or that which, eats.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — plantain 1 /plan"tin, -tn/ , n. 1. a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — n. tropical plant related to the banana
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EATER — n. consumer, one who eats, one who devours
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EATER — see eat I
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLANTAIN — I. ˈplan-t ə n noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin plantagin-, plantago, from planta sole of the foot; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLANTAIN — noun a treelike perennial herb (musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called …
Webster English vocab
EATER — noun one who, or that which, eats.
Webster English vocab
PLANTAIN — ~ 1 [ 'plantɪn , -teɪn ] ■ noun a low-growing plant that typically has a rosette of leaves and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLANTAIN — [plan.tain] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L plantagin-, plantago, fr. planta sole of the foot; fr. its broad leaves--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLANTAIN — (Musa paradisiaca), plant of the banana (q.v.) family (Musaceae) closely related to the common banana (M. sapientum). The plantain is …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLANTAIN — plantain BrE AmE ˈplænt ɪn ˈplɑːnt-, -ən AmE \ - ə n ▷ plantain|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EATER — eater BrE AmE ˈiːt ə AmE \ ˈiːt̬ ə r ▷ eater|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — / ˈplæntɪn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a fruit like a large banana , but less …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EATER — / ˈiːtə(r); NAmE / noun (usually after an adjective or a noun) a person or an animal that eats a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — plan ‧ tain /ˈplæntən, ˈplæntɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: plántano , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EATER — eat ‧ er /ˈiːtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] big/light/fussy etc eater someone who eats a lot, not much, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EATER — n. 1 a person who eats (a big eater). 2 Brit. an eating apple etc.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLANTAIN — n. any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EATER — n. 1 a person who eats (a big eater). 2 Brit. an eating apple etc.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — 1. n. any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds …
Oxford English vocab
EATER — n.1 a person who eats (a big eater). 2 Brit. an eating apple etc.
Oxford English vocab
PLANTAIN — ( plantains) 1. A plantain is a type of green banana which can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EATER — ( eaters) You use eater to refer to someone who eats in a particular way or who eats particular kinds …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EATER — (~s) You use ~ to refer to someone who eats in a particular way or who eats particular kinds of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PLANTAIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A memory of hot suns, with grass burned brown and ripe plantains yellowing the tree …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EATER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big eater/drinker/spender etc ▪ Des is a big gambler, you know. picky eater ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EATER — [noun] [C]She's a big/small eater (= she eats a lot/a little).
Cambridge English vocab
PLANTAIN — n. Tall plant ( Musa paradisiaca ) of the banana family that is closely related to the common banana ( …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLANTAIN — n. Any of about 265 species of familiar garden, lawn, and roadside weeds in the genus Plantago of the family …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EATER — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
EATER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fish , fruit , meat , plant ▪ The bats live in the tropics and are fruit …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EATER — • ↑ be a fussy/picky eater • ↑ big eater
Longman Activator English vocab
EATER — n. a heavy; light ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PLANTAIN — сущ.; бот. подорожник Syn : ribwort (ботаника) банан (Musa paradisiaca) (ботаника) подорожник (Plantago gen.) plantain бот. подорожник
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EATER — сущ. 1) едок a heavy eater ≈ славный едок a light eater ≈ плохой едок 2) столовые фрукты (плоды, которые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EATER — Едок
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EATER — n 1. 1> см. eat + -er 2> едок bread eaters - потребители хлеба discriminating eater - человек, разбирающийся в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EATER — сущ.1) едок a heavy eater — славный едок a light eater — плохой едок 2) столовые фрукты (плоды, которые едят …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EATER — n 1. 1> см. eat + -er 2> едок bread eaters - потребители хлеба discriminating eater - человек, разбирающийся в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLANTAIN — I ˈplæntɪn сущ. ; бот. подорожник Syn: ribwort II = plantain banana
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EATER — сущ. 1) едок a heavy eater — славный едок a light eater — плохой едок 2) столовые фрукты ( плоды, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLANTAIN — I ['Ј®‡«Ў] сущ.; бот. подорожник Syn: ribwort II - plantain banana
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EATER — сущ. 1) едок a heavy eater — славный едок a light eater — плохой едок 2) столовые фрукты (плоды, которые едят сырыми)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLANTAIN — 1) подорожник (Plantago) 2) банан овощной (Musa paradisiaca), банан съедобный (Musa paradisiaca), банан райский (Musa paradisiaca) • - broad-leaved plantain - buck's horn plantain - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
EATER — - bee eaters - black honey eater - blue-cheeked bee eater - European bee eater - honey eaters - plantain eaters - spawn eater
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PLANTAIN — 1) подорожник ( Plantago ) 2) банан овощной ( Musa paradisiaca ) , банан съедобный ( Musa paradisiaca ) , …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
EATER — - bee eaters - black honey eater - blue-cheeked bee eater - European bee eater - honey eaters - plantain …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

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