Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old name given by Willughby to a small bird of Great Britain, supposed to be the garden-warbler, Sylvia hortensis. Also
fig-pecker . - noun In entomology, a scarabæoid beetle, Allorhina nitida.
- noun A local Australian name of a small passerine bird of the genus Zosterops. Also termed grape-eater.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A large beetle (
Allorhina nitida ) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders. - noun A bird. See
figpecker .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large
beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the southernUnited States destroysfigs . Theelytra are velvety green with pale borders. - noun A bird, the
figpecker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large greenish June beetle of southern United States
Etymologies
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fig + eater
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