Beccafico

‖Bec′ca‐fi″co (�), n.; pl.Beccaficos (�). [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zoöl.) 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.