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 [ˈɪəˌwɪg]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various insects of the order Dermaptera, esp Forficula auricularia (common European earwig), which typically have an elongated body with small leathery forewings, semicircular membranous hindwings, and curved forceps at the tip of the abdomen

vb -wigs, -wigging, -wigged

1. Informal to eavesdrop

2. (tr) Archaic to attempt to influence (a person) by private insinuation

[Old English ēarwicga, from ēare ear¹ + wicga beetle, insect; probably from a superstition that the insect crept into human ears]

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 f

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earwig [ˈɪə^rwɪg] n → perce-oreille m

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earwig [ˈɪəˌwɪg] n (insect) → forbicina

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earwig [ˈɪəˌwɪg] n (insect) → 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，地蜈蚣 щипавка کوئی لمبوترا حشرہ جس کا سرا چمٹے کی طرح دوشاخہ ہوتا ہے con sâu tai 蠖螋