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fig-eater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
fig-eater
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) which ranges from central Texas across the southwestern United States and Mexico.

noun

A bird (Sylvia hortensis) that feeds on figs and grapes, and that people eat as a delicacy.

Etymology

From fig + eater.

Inflected Forms

fig-eaters (plural) figeater (alternative)

Synonyms

green June beetle June bug figeater beetle green fruit beetle figpecker beccafico pettychaps

Questions

What does fig-eater mean?
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.
Where does fig-eater come from?
From fig + eater.

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