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Definition for: earwig

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English

Etymology

From Old English [[êarwicga ]]

Noun

Singular
earwig

Plural
earwigs

earwig ( plural earwigs )

  1. Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membraneous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

Scientific names

Translations

  • Arabic: ثاقبة أو دخالة الاذن (thāqibah 'ū dakkhālah ul-'udhun)
  • Chinese: 蜈蚣 (wú gōng)
  • Czech: škvor m .
  • Danish: ørentvist c .
  • Dutch: oorworm
  • Middle English: erwig
  • Old English: êarwicga
  • Esperanto: forfikulo
  • French: forficule f .
  • German: Ohrwurm m . , Ohrenkriecher m .
  • Middle High German: ôrenwützel
  • Irish: gailseach f .
  • Japanese: 挟み虫 (ハサミムシ, hasamimushi)
  • Korean: 집게벌레 (jib-ge-beol-re)
  • Luxembourgish: Ouereschlëffer m .
  • Russian: уховертка f . (ukhovertka)
  • Spanish: tijereta f .
  • Thai: แมงคาเรือง (maeng-kha-ryang)
  • Zulu: umkhothane
The common earwig, Forficula auricularia

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