earwig

/ˌɪərˈwɪg/

/ˈirwɪg/

Other forms: earwigs

Definitions of earwig

1. 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
   types:

   Forficula auricularia, common European earwig

   sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs

   type of:

   insect

   a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum