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fig-eaters

fig-eaters is the plural of fig-eater.

Meaning of fig-eater

Noun

fig-eater (plural fig-eaters)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    figeater beetle, green fruit beetle
  3. A bird (Sylvia hortensis) that feeds on figs and grapes, and that people eat as a delicacy.

Questions about fig-eaters

What is fig-eaters the plural of?
Fig-eaters is the plural of fig-eater.

Words near fig-eaters in the dictionary

  1. fig wasp
  2. fig wasps
  3. fig-bird
  4. fig-dust
  5. fig-eater
  6. fig-eaters
  7. fig-leaf
  8. fig-leaf gourd
  9. fig-leafed
  10. fig-leaved
  11. fig-leaved goosefoot

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