Figeater

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Figeater \Fig"eat`er\, n. (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}.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  figeater
       n : large greenish June beetle of southern United States [syn: {green
           June beetle}]