HyperDic: earwig

English > 1 sense of the word earwig:
NOUNanimalearwigany of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
English > earwig: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
Member ofDermaptera, order Dermapteraearwigs and a few related forms
Narrowercommon European earwig, Forficula auriculariasometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
Broaderinsectsmall air-breathing arthropod
Spanishcortapicos, dermaptera, tijereta
Catalanpapaorelles, tijereta, tisoreta

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