earwig

ear·wig  (îrwg)

n.

Any of various elongate insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of pincerlike appendages protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

tr.v. ear·wigged, ear·wig·ging, ear·wigs

To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.

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[Middle English erwig, from Old English arwicga : are, ear; see ear¹ + wicga, insect; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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earwig

Noun

a thin brown insect with pincers at the tip of its abdomen [Old English ēarwicga, from ēare ear + wicga beetle]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 insect - small air-breathing arthropod Dermaptera, order Dermaptera - earwigs and a few related forms common European earwig, Forficula auricularia - sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs

Translations

earwig [ˈɪəwɪg] n → tijereta

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earwig [ˈɪəwɪg] n → perce-oreille m

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earwig [ˈɪəwɪg] n → Ohrwurm m

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earwig [ˈɪəwɪg] n → forbicina

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earwig

n earwig [ˈiəwig]

a kind of insect with pincers at the end of its body. oorkruiper دُويبَة أبو مَقَص щипалка škvor ørentvist der Ohrwurm ψαλίδα (το έντομο) tijereta kõrvahark گوشخزک isopihtihäntä perce-oreille חָרַק קָטַן एक तरह का कीड़ा uholaža fülbemászó (bogár) kumbang klaufhali, eyrnapadda forbicina はさみ虫 집게벌레 auslinda spīļaste lelawi oorworm saksedyr szczypawka bicha-cadela urechelniţă уховёртка ucholak strigalica uholaža tvestjärt แมลงตัวยาวที่หากินในเวลากลางคืนมีส่วนที่คล้ายคีมขนาดใหญ่ kulağakaçan böceği 蠼螋 щипавка کوئی لمبوترا حشرہ جس کا سرا چمٹے کی طرح دوشاخہ ہوتا ہے con sâu tai 蠖螋