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figpecker

figpecker noun: a bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.

Noun

figpecker (plural figpeckers)

  1. A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.

Forms of figpecker

pluralfigpeckers

Origin of figpecker

From fig + pecker, as it was believed to gorge itself on figs when in season.

Questions about figpecker

What does figpecker mean?
Figpecker means a bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
What part of speech is figpecker?
Figpecker is a noun.
What is the plural of figpecker?
The plural of figpecker is figpeckers.

Words near figpecker in the dictionary

  1. figments
  2. figments of one's imagination
  3. FIGMO
  4. figo
  5. figos
  6. figpecker
  7. figpeckers
  8. figs
  9. figs out
  10. figs.
  11. figtree

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