Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which eats earth.
- noun In ornithology, specifically, Nyctibius grandis, the ibigau (which see).
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Examples
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"It is the fault of the bad people about our King," remarked the earth-eater.
The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette William Douw Lighthall
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Seigneur, "the earth-eater said in a whining voice.
The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette William Douw Lighthall
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