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FORFICULA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of Forficulidae

Synonyms:

Forficula; genus Forficula

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Forficula" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Forficula"):

common European earwig; Forficula auricularia (sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs)

Holonyms ("Forficula" is a member of...):

family Forficulidae; Forficulidae (typical earwigs)

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