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| Noun | 1. Type genus of Forficulidae.[Wordnet] 2. A genus of insects including the earwigs.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Forficula" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
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Etymology:Forficula \For*fic"u*la\, noun. [Latin expression, small shears, scissors, diminutive of forfex shears.]. (references) |
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| Forficula auricularia | Sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Forficula | Type genus of Forficulidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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