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earwig vs common European earwig

common European earwig vs earwig

earwig and common European earwig both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
earwig Yes No No No
common European earwig Yes No No No
As nouns, common European earwig is a hyponym of earwig; that is, common European earwig 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
  • common European earwig: sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
Other hyponyms of earwig include Forficula auricularia.
earwig (noun) common European earwig (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 common European earwig

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