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fig insect

fig insect noun: a fig wasp, a wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea that feeds on figs.

Noun

fig insect (plural fig insects)

  1. A fig wasp, a wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea that feeds on figs
    1. especially, those of family Agaonidae, that pollinate figs.

Forms of fig insect

pluralfig insects

Questions about fig insect

What does fig insect mean?
Fig insect means a fig wasp, a wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea that feeds on figs.
What part of speech is fig insect?
Fig insect is a noun.
What is the plural of fig insect?
The plural of fig insect is fig insects.

Words near fig insect in the dictionary

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  9. fig leaves
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