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figeater

figeater is the alternative form 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.

Forms of figeater

pluralfigeaters

Questions about figeater

What is figeater the alternative form of?
Figeater is the alternative form of fig-eater.

Words near figeater in the dictionary

  1. Figarol
  2. Figaros
  3. figary
  4. figbird
  5. figbirds
  6. figeater
  7. figeaters
  8. figent
  9. Figeroa
  10. Figeroas
  11. Figes

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