figpeckerEtymologyFrom fig + pecker, as it was believed to gorge itself on figs when in season.figpecker means A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nounA bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.