1) Bug 2) Centipede
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1) Bug with pincers 2) Caterpillar-eating insect 3) Cause bias by insinuations 4) Crop-eating insect 5) Eavesdrop 6) Exclusively Saxon word 7) Exclusively Anglo word 8) Influence by insinuation 9) Insect 10) Insect with abdominal pincers 11) Insect with forceps 12) Insect with pincers 13) Nocturnal insect
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Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera and are found throughout the Americas, Africa, Eurasia, Australia and New Zealand. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forceps pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded underneath short forewings, hen...
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a small insect; to bias; to pester with demands; to eavesdrop
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• (n.) A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor. • (n.) Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera. • (v. t.) To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk. • (n.) In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus.Earwi...
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any of approximately 1,800 species of insects that are characterized by large membranous hindwings that lie hidden under short, leathery forewings. ... [3 related articles]
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1. <zoology> Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera. ... 2. <zoology> In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, especially. Of the genus Geophilus. ... Both insects are so called from the supposition that they creep into the human ear. ... 3. A whisperer of insinuations; a secret coun...
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Ear'wig` noun [ Anglo-Saxon
eárwicga ;
eáre ear +
wicga beetle, worm: confer Prov. English
erri-wiggle .]
1. (Zoology) Any insect of the genus
Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera.
2. (Zoology) In America...
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Ear'wig` transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Earwigged ;
present participle & verbal noun Earwigging .] To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk. 'No longer was he
earwigged by the L...
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The Earwig (Forifculidae) is a family of the order Dermaptera. The body is narrow and terminates in characteristic forceps which are used in folding the hind wings after use. The fore wings are modified into wing covers, and are short and rectangular. Beneath them lie the rarely used hind wings, which are elaborately folded after the manner of a fa...
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Earwig is British slang for to eavesdrop.
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[
n] - 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
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noun 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
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Nocturnal insect of the order Dermaptera. The forewings are short and leathery and serve to protect the hindwings, which are large and are folded like a fan when at rest. Earwigs seldom fly. They have a pincerlike appendage in the rear. The male is distinguished by curved pincers; those of the female are straight. Earwigs are regarded as pests ...
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