Definition of Forficulidae

1. Noun. Typical earwigs.

Exact synonyms: Family Forficulidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Dermaptera, Order Dermaptera
Member holonyms: Forficula, Genus Forficula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forficulidae

Fords
Fordyce's disease
Fordyce's granules
Fordyce's spots
Fore
Foreign Intelligence Service
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Foreign Service
Forel's decussation
Forest of Dean
Forester
Forestiera neomexicana
Forficula auricularia
Forficulidae (current term)
Forli
Forlivian
Forlì-Cesena
Formad's kidney
Formentera
Former Armed Forces
Formica
Formica fusca
Formica rufa
Formica sanguinea
Formicariidae
Formicarius
Formicidae
Formosa

Literary usage of Forficulidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to the Genera and Classification of the North American Orthoptera by Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1897)
"Forficulidae. This family has never been divided by systematists save ... Genera of Forficulidae. A1. Sixth antennal joint much shorter than the first. ft1. ..."

2. Guide to the Genera and Classification of the North American Orthoptera by Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1897)
"Forficulidae. This family has never been divided by systematists save ... Genera of Forficulidae. Al. Sixth antennal joint much shorter than the first. ft1. ..."

3. Introduction to Entomology by James Duncan, Sir William Jardine (1860)
"ID include the Forficulidae. Dr. Burmeister, and some other of the modern continental naturalists, are decidedly opposed to any other step, ..."

4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1918)
"The peculiar and distinctive character of the second tarsal joint in the present genus clearly led Rehn to refer the species incorrectly to the Forficulidae ..."

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