An animal or insect that eats figs, particularly a large beetle (also called a fig-eater beetle or green June beetle) common in the Americas.
From fig plus eater (one who eats). The green June beetle became called this because it was observed consuming figs and other fruits in fig-producing regions.
The figeater beetle is a massive, shiny green insect that looks like an alien spacecraft—it's large enough to be startling, yet harmless and actually beneficial to fruit trees.
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