Forficula
noun
For·fic·u·la
\-ˈfikyələ\
Definition of Forficula
: a genus (the type of the family Forficulidae) of earwigs that are sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
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Origin and Etymology of forficula
New Latin, from Latin, small scissors, diminutive of forfic-, forfex
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