fig-eaters

A form of fig-eater — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of fig-eater
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