Definition of Common European earwig

1. Noun. Sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs.

Exact synonyms: Forficula Auricularia
Generic synonyms: Earwig
Group relationships: Forficula, Genus Forficula

Definition of Common European earwig

1. Noun. a type of earwig that is destructive to cultivated bulbs ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Common European Earwig

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common European dogwood
common European earwig (current term)
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Literary usage of Common European earwig

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1. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"... near high-water mark, probably feeding chiefly on decomposing vegetable matter (Fig. 77). In 1911 the common European Earwig (Forficula auricularia ..."

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