common earwig

noun

A earwig of species Forficula auricularia, native to Europe but now cosmopolitan.

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Meanings

nouncommon earwig (plural common earwigs)

plural common earwigs

  1. A earwig of species Forficula auricularia, native to Europe but now cosmopolitan.
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APA

common earwig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20earwig

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“common earwig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20earwig. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common earwig,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20earwig.

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