OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 10860

earwig

/ˈɪə(ɹ)wɪɡ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tijereta
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.
"That's a fine young fellow," said the historiographer of earwigs, to an American who stood next him in the crowd.
The idea was probably strengthened by the earwig′s appearance, with a sharp, pincer-like appendage extending to the rear. However, earwigs are herbivores, and they are no more like…
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