order dermaptera

Noun
  1. Earwigs and a few related forms (synset 102275359)
    is a type of: animal order - the order of animals
    member holonym:
    • earwig - 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
    • family forficulidae, forficulidae - typical earwigs
    belongs to: class hexapoda, class insecta, hexapoda, insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
    same as: dermaptera

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