The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beccaficos
Beccafico \Bec`ca*fi"co\, n.; pl. Beccaficos. [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.