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Definition of Genus forficula
1. Noun. Type genus of Forficulidae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Forficulidae, Forficulidae
Member holonyms: Common European Earwig, Forficula Auricularia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Forficula
Literary usage of Genus forficula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1816)
"The genus Forficula presents you with an object of your detestation, the common
earwig; though, ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1816)
"The genus Forficula presents you with an object of your detestation, the common
earwig; though, before 1 dismiss it, I hope to convince you that your ..."
3. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1896)
"It is also occasionally present in a few members alone in a whole group of animals,
as in the genus Forficula, or earwigs. The all-important emotion of ..."
4. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1888)
"The name of the typical genus, Forficula, is the Latin word for scissors. It was
suggested by the curious form of the cerci. The common name, earwig, ..."
5. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin (1909)
"It is also occasionally present in a few members alone in a whole group of animals,
as in the genus Forficula, or earwigs. The all-important emotion of ..."
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