Crossword clues for earwig
earwig
- Insect for example making Darwin's case anew
- I grew agitated holding a small insect
- An insect - I wager
- Try to catch calendar girls wearing cycling gear
- Picnic pest
- Strawberry-patch bane
- Insect with abdominal pincers
- Caterpillar-eating insect
- Pincered bug
- Insect with two pairs of wings
- Insect with large rear pincers
- Insect with forceps
- Insect — eavesdrop
- Eavesdrop, informally
- Eavesdrop (informal)
- Eavesdrop — insect
- Crop-eating insect
- Attempt to sway, in a way
- An insect — I wager (anag)
- Pincered insect
- Pesky insect
- Nocturnal insect
- Insect with pincers
- Pincered creature
- 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
- Bug with pincers
- Small centipede
- Small insect
- Cause bias by insinuations
- An insect from near Wigan
- Common garden insect
- Eavesdrop to try and understand without introductions
- Eavesdrop - insect
- Stud's home? Scold the crawler
- Secretly listen in on insect
- Listen in awe, besotted with girl briefly
- Insect, I wager, is metamorphosing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Earwig \Ear"wig`\ ([=e]r"w[i^]g`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Earwigged ([=e]r"w[i^]gd`); p. pr. & vb. n. Earwigging
([=e]r"w[i^]g*g[i^]ng).]
To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered
insinuations or private talk. ``No longer was he earwigged by
the Lord Cravens.''
--Lord Campbell.
Earwig \Ear"wig`\ ([=e]r"w[i^]g`), n. [AS. e['a]rwicga; e['a]re ear + wicga beetle, worm: cf. Prov. E. erri-wiggle.]
(Zo["o]l.) Any insect of the genus Forficula and related genera, belonging to the order Dermaptera (formerly Euplexoptera). They have elongated bodies and a prominent pair of curved pincers at the rear of their abdomen.
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(Zo["o]l.) In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus. See Geophilus
Note: Both insects are so called from the supposition that they creep into the human ear.
A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor.
--Johnson.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of insect (Forficula auricularia), Old English earwicga "earwig," from eare (see ear (n.1)) + wicga "beetle, worm, insect," probably from the same Germanic source as wiggle, on the notion of "quick movement;" perhaps distantly related to PIE root *wegh- "to go." So called from the ancient and widespread (but false) belief that the garden pest went into people's ears. Compare French perce-oreille, German ohr-wurm. A Northern England name for it reported from 1650s is twitch-ballock.
Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of various insects of the order ''Dermaptera'' that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen. 2 One who whispers insinuations; a secret counsellor. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations. 2 (context transitive English) To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk. 3 (context intransitive UK slang English) To eavesdrop.
WordNet
n. 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
Wikipedia
Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera and are found throughout the Americas, Africa, Eurasia, Australia and New Zealand. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forceps-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded underneath short forewings, hence the scientific order name, "skin wings". Some groups are tiny parasites on mammals and lack the typical pincers. Earwigs rarely use their flying ability.
Earwigs are mostly nocturnal and often hide in small, moist crevices during the day, and are active at night, feeding on a wide variety of insects and plants. Damage to foliage, flowers, and various crops is commonly blamed on earwigs, especially the common earwig Forficula auricularia.
Earwigs have five molts in the year before they become adults. Many earwig species display maternal care, which is uncommon among insects. Female earwigs may care for their eggs, and even after they have hatched as nymphs will continue to watch over offspring until their second molt. As the nymphs molt, sexual dimorphism such as differences in pincer shapes begins to show.
Some earwig specimen fossils are in the extinct suborders Archidermaptera or Eodermaptera, the former dating to the Late Triassic and the latter to the Middle Jurassic. Many orders of insect have been theorized to be closely related to earwigs, though the icebugs of Grylloblattaria are most likely.
Earwig is an indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio. They release music on their own "micro-indie" LFM Records label. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Lizard McGee, bassist Costa Hondroulis, vocalist James McGee-Moore and drummer Nicholas Nocera. While they have drawn occasional national attention, Earwig has remained unable to break out of the underground. The new album Pause For The Jets is slated for February 2016 release.
Earwig is the common name for the insect order dermaptera.
Earwig may also refer to:
- Earwig (band), an indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio
- Mrs Earwig, a character in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett
- Earwig (Blake Babies album), 1989
- Earwig (Pegboy album), 1994
- Mag Earwhig! (Guided by voices album), 1997
Earwig is the second album by the Blake Babies, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).
Earwig is the second album by Pegboy, released on October 24, 1994 through Quarterstick Records.
Usage examples of "earwig".
He divined he was approaching a coming together of God knew how many flues rising up from God knew how many fireplaces, for 10 the house he was crawling about in, like an earwig, was a real monster, big as Parliament, almost.
They are particularly effective on aphids, earwigs, leaf hoppers, sawflies, leaf miners, spider mites, thrips, scale and Whiteflies.
Chapter VI - UMQUILE THE MASTER OF LOVAT THERE was a man waiting us in Prestongrange's study, whom I distasted at the first look, as we distaste a ferret or an earwig.
I'm not ashamed to say that I earwigged the conversation and this is roughly what I heard, starting with Erskine-Brown saying how glad he was to find Miss Clapton alone.
Old Jerry Tawton earwigged me at Tatt’s last week, and he’s in general a safe man at the corner.
Apart from the expectant crowd, people were also darting in and out—carrying messages, making their own reports to lesser officials, or just earwigging in the hope of picking up something useful.
She was tempted to squeeze off the earwigs herself, or readjust their position so the scar would dimple and twist.
And you are not mistaken when you say that they have crawled out from under damp rocks — like centipedes and earwigs and worms.
I said, "when I see them become human beings, after having been for so many years, as you say, Sophie — centipedes and slugs and earwigs and worms.
Many earwigs feed on decaying plant matter and dead insects and thus improve the soil and add to its fertility.
This is a charming way to trap earwigs, as the pots look like little bells around the garden.
We recommend this because it takes care of the earwigs actually doing the damage.
And you are not mistaken when you say that they have crawled out from under damp rocks - like centipedes and earwigs and worms.
I said, "when I see them become human beings, after having been for so many years, as you say, Sophie - centipedes and slugs and earwigs and worms.
The spy was intrigued at their unglamoured feast: the horns of butterflies, the pith of rushes, emits' eggs and the beards of mice, bloated earwigs and red-capped worms, mandrakes' ears and stewed thigh of newt, washed down with pearls of dew cupped in magenta flowers.