earwig
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The meaning (definition) of the word earwig
a small brown insect with little pincers on its tail
The word earwig used in a sentence
“The earwig scurried away when I turned on the light.”
Words that mean the same as earwig (synonyms)
insect
The plural of the word earwig
earwigs
How the word earwig is said around the world
| French | perce-oreille |
| Spanish | tijereta |
| Mandarin | 蠼螋 |
| Hindi | कानखजूरा |
| Arabic | حاول التأثير على شخص |
| Russian | уховертка |
| Portuguese (EU) | tesourinha |
| Portuguese (BR) | tesourinha |
| Japanese | ハサミムシ |
| German | Ohrwurm |
| Urdu | کان کی وِگ |
| Punjabi | ਕੰਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿੱਗ |
| Korean | 집게벌레 |
| Hebrew | פאת אוזניים |
| Greek | ψαλίδα |
| Dutch | oorworm |
| Filipino | earwig |
| Vietnamese | bọ tai |
| Turkish | kulak böceği |
| Persian | گوشخیزک |
| Polish | skorek |
| Ukrainian | вуховертка |
| Bengali | কানখাজুরা |
| Swedish | tvestjärt |
| Italian | forficola |
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