fig-eater
English
noun
Definitions
- A large beetle () which has elytra that are velvety green with pale borders, and which in the southern United States destroys figs.
- A bird, the figpecker.
Etymology
Compound from English fig (move briskly, raisin, go to and fro) + English eater.
Origin
English
eater
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beefeater English
- Haweater English
- anteater English
- beefeater English
- crabeater English
- croweater English
- dogeater English
- eartheater English
- eat English
- eater English
- fig English
- fig tree English
- figbird English
- figgery English
- figgle English
- figgy English
- figgy duff English
- figleaf English
- figless English
- figpecker English
- figwort English
- fireeater English
- frogeater English
- fruit-eater English
- fruiteater English
- gnateater English
- grasseater English
- honeyeater English
- leafeater English
- seedeater English
- shiteater English
- stareater English
- toadeater English
- weedeater English
- fige Middle English
- fik Tok Pisin
- fik Chuukese
- eat
- fig
- figgy
- eater
- figgle
- figbird
- figleaf
- figgery
- figwort
- figless
- anteater
- fig tree
- Haweater
- dogeater
- gnateater
- frogeater
- weedeater
- leafeater
- stareater
- crabeater
- shiteater
- figpecker
- fireeater
- seedeater
- toadeater
- Beefeater
- beefeater
- croweater
- fruiteater
- eartheater
- honeyeater
- grasseater
- figgy duff
- fruit-eater