figpecker
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
fig + pecker, as it was believed to gorge itself on figs when in season.
Noun[edit]
figpecker (plural figpeckers)
- A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
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Translations[edit]
western Orphean warbler — see western Orphean warbler