earwig

/ˈɪərˌwɪg/
/ˈirwɪg/
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Other forms: earwigs

Definitions of earwig
  1. noun
    any 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
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    types:
    Forficula auricularia, common European earwig
    sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
    type of:
    insect
    a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum
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