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Webster 1913 Edition


Figeater

Fig′eatˊer

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
A large beetle (
Allorhina nitida
) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders.
(b)
A bird. See
Figpecker
.

Definition 2024


figeater

figeater

See also: fig-eater

English

Noun

figeater (plural figeaters)

  1. Alternative form of fig-eater