Meanings
nounfigpecker (plural figpeckers)
plural figpeckers
- A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
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Origin
From fig + pecker, as it was believed to gorge itself on figs when in season.
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figpecker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figpecker
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“figpecker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figpecker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figpecker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figpecker.
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