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FIGEATER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does figeater mean?
• FIGEATER (noun)
The noun FIGEATER has 1 sense:
1. large greenish June beetle of southern United States
Familiarity information: FIGEATER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large greenish June beetle of southern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
figeater; green June beetle
Hypernyms ("figeater" is a kind of...):
June beetle; June bug; May beetle; May bug (any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.)
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