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BECCAFICO
Etymology
Noun
beccafico (plural beccaficos or beccaficoes)
A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
Source: Wiktionary
Bec`ca*fi"co, n.; pl. Beccaficos (. Etym: [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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