maize eater

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maize eater - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  maize \maize\ (m[=a]z), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the
     language of the Island of Haiti.] (Bot.)
     A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Zea Mays
     ), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian
     corn, commonly called corn. Also, its seed, growing on
     cobs, and used as food for men and animals.
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     Maize eater (Zool.), a South American bird of the genus
        Pseudoleistes, allied to the troupials.
  
     Maize yellow, a delicate pale yellow.
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