fig-eater
See also: figeater
English
Etymology
Noun
fig-eater (plural fig-eaters)
- A large beetle (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.) which has elytra that are velvety green with pale borders, and which in the southern United States destroys figs.
- A bird, the figpecker.
References
- “figeater”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.