Main Entry: ¹ear·wig

Pronunciation: \-ˌwig\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English erwigge, from Old English ēarwicga, from ēare ear + wicga insect

Date: before 12th century

: any of numerous insects (order Dermaptera) having slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of cerci resembling forceps at the end of the body