Forficula

noun

For·​fic·​u·​la

-ˈfikyələ

: a genus (the type of the family Forficulidae) of earwigs that are sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, small scissors, diminutive of forfic-, forfex

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