Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book name for Anastomus lamelligerus, one of the African storks.
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Examples
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He paused, looking round the table, and I wondered for a moment if he was going to propose hanging the pack of 'em, Emperor and all; the same thought may have been exercising Gros (a genial snail-eater who'd endeared himself to our troops by calling out: "'Allo, camarades, cheer-o!" whenever they saluted him).
Flashman and the Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985
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He paused, looking round the table, and I wondered for a moment if he was going to propose hanging the pack of 'em, Emperor and all; the same thought may have been exercising Gros (a genial snail-eater who'd endeared himself to our troops by calling out: "'Allo, camarades, cheer-o!" whenever they saluted him).
Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985
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That a snail-eater should criticise gipsies for eating cockchafers shows what creatures of prejudice we all are.
Two Summers in Guyenne Edward Harrison Barker 1885
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