beefeater

Definitions

1. 1.One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
2. 2.(Zoöl.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvæ of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

Related questions

• What does "beefeater" mean?

Reverse-dictionary questions

Definition-first questions whose answer is beefeater.

• What is one of the yeomen of the guard, in England called?
• What is an African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvæ of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known called?