common European earwig

noun

A earwig that is destructive to cultivated bulbs (Forficula auricularius).

Similar
Forficula auricularia

Meanings

nouncommon European earwig (plural common European earwigs)

plural common European earwigs

  1. A earwig that is destructive to cultivated bulbs (Forficula auricularius).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs

Similar
Forficula auricularia
Broader

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