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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: green June beetle, June bug
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) which ranges from central Texas across the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: figeater beetle, green fruit beetle
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A bird (Sylvia hortensis) that feeds on figs and grapes, and that people eat as a delicacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: figpecker, beccafico, pettychaps
Antonyms: none provided
History
From fig + eater.
