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earwig vs Forficula auricularia

Forficula auricularia vs earwig

earwig and Forficula auricularia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
earwig Yes No No No
Forficula auricularia Yes No No No
As nouns, Forficula auricularia is a hyponym of earwig; that is, Forficula auricularia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than earwig:
  • 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
  • Forficula auricularia: sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
Other hyponyms of earwig include common European earwig.
earwig (noun) Forficula auricularia (noun)
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 sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
Difference between earwig and Forficula auricularia

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