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Definition: Forficulidae

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Typical earwigs.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Forficulidae" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1896. (references)

Common Expressions: Forficulidae

Expressions Definition
Family Forficulidae Typical earwigs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Forficulidae

Forficulidae

Forficulidae
Forficula auricularia
Forficula auricularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Forficulidae
Stephens, 1829

Forficulidae is a family of earwigs, in the suborder Forficulina in the order Dermaptera.

Species in this include Forficula auricularia, the European earwig, also known as the Common earwig.

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