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Forficulidae

noun

typical earwigs

• Syn: ↑family Forficulidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dermaptera, ↑order Dermaptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑Forficula, ↑genus Forficula

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\\ˌfȯrfə̇ˈkyüləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Forficula, type genus + -idae

: a large cosmopolitan family of insects (order Dermaptera) that have the abdomen depressed and the forceps flattened or cylindrical and that comprise the typical earwigs — see forficula

Useful english dictionary. 2012.