The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Figeater \Fig"eat`er\, n. (Zool.)
   (a) A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern
       United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green
       with pale borders.
   (b) A bird. See Figpecker.
       [1913 Webster]