beefeater
beefeater · beefeaters
An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched…An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.
US/bˈifˌitɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesAn African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.
(historical)A kind of hat worn by women resembling the headwear of a Beefeater (Yeoman Warder).
(obsolete)One who eats beef; a large, plump person; a well-fed servant.
More definitions
- officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
Origin
From beef + eater.From beef + eater.
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