earwig

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 102275523)
    is a type of: insect - small air-breathing arthropod
    subtypes: common european earwig, forficula auricularia - sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
    belongs to: dermaptera, order dermaptera - earwigs and a few related forms

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