English Explanatory Dictionary

fig-eater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large beetle (Cotinis nitida) which has elytra that are velvety green with pale borders, which ranges from eastern Canada to central Texas, and which in the southern United States destroys figs.
  2. A beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) which ranges from central Texas across the southwestern United States and Mexico.
  3. A bird (Sylvia hortensis) that feeds on figs and grapes, and that people eat as a delicacy.

Word forms

fig-eater fig-eaters figeater

Etymology

From fig + eater.

Synonyms

green June beetle June bug figeater beetle green fruit beetle figpecker beccafico pettychaps
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