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1. (n.) earwig
any of numerous dark and slender nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having horny pincers at the rear that can rise up like a scorpion's.
2. (v.t.) earwig
to fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME erwigge, OE ēarwicga=ēarear1+ wicga earwig)
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1. (noun) earwig
any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
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1. (noun) earwig
any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera
2. (noun) earwig
in America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus
3. (noun) earwig
a whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor
4. (verb) earwig
to influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk
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Sense: a kind of insect with pincers at the end of its body.
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 Afrikaans: oorkruiper |
 Arabic: دُويبَة أبو مَقَص |
 Bulgarian: щипалка |
 Brazilian: bicha-cadela |
 Czech: škvor |
 German: der Ohrwurm |
 Danish: ørentvist |
 Greek: ψαλίδα (το έντομο) |
 Spanish: tijereta |
 Estonian: kõrvahark |
 Farsi: گوشخزک |
 Finnish: isopihtihäntä |
 French: perce-oreille |
 Hebrew: חָרַק קָטַן |
 Hindi: एक तरह का कीड़ा |
 Croatian: uholaža |
 Hungarian: fülbemászó (bogár) |
 Indonesian: kumbang |
 Icelandic: klaufhali, eyrnapadda |
 Italian: forbicina |
 Japanese: はさみ虫 |
 Korean: 집게벌레 |
 Lithuanian: auslinda |
 Latvian: spīļaste |
 Malay: lelawi |
 Dutch: oorworm |
 Norwegian: saksedyr |
 Polish: szczypawka |
 Persian: گوشخزک |
 Pashto: یوه دوله حشره ده |
 Portuguese: bicha-cadela |
 Romanian: urechelniţă |
 Russian: уховёртка |
 Slovak: ucholak |
 Slovenian: strigalica |
 Serbian: uholaža |
 Swedish: tvestjärt |
 Thai: แมลงตัวยาวที่หากินในเวลาก |
 Turkish: kulağakaçan böceği |
 Taiwanese: 蠼螋，地蜈蚣 |
 Ukrainian: щипавка |
 Urdu: کوئی لمبوترا حشرہ جس کا س |
 Vietnamese: con sâu tai |
 Chinese: 蠖螋 |
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