earwig
noun/ˈɪəwɪɡ/
/ˈɪrwɪɡ/
- a small brown insect with a long body and two curved pointed parts called pincers that stick out at the back end of its bodyTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2Word OriginOld English ēarwicga, from ēare ‘ear’ + wicga ‘earwig’ (probably related to wiggle); the insect was once thought to crawl into the human ear.
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