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Definition of Family forficulidae
1. Noun. Typical earwigs.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Dermaptera, Order Dermaptera
Member holonyms: Forficula, Genus Forficula
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Forficulidae
Literary usage of Family forficulidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"... her after hatching and in fact seems to show a decided appreciation of family
ties. All of the earwigs are contained in the single family Forficulidae. ..."
2. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"Dermaptera, represented almost entirely by the family Forficulidae, which some
authorities still retain in the order Orthoptera, must have come from the ..."
3. Handbook to the Natural History of Cambridgeshire by John Edward Marr, Arthur Everett Shipley (1904)
"Family FORFICULIDAE. Labia minor, L. Common in the summer, often seen on the wing
in company with Staphylinidae, over flower beds and ..."
4. Pocket Medical Dictionary for the Use of Students of Medicine: Containing by Charles Gatchell (1891)
"An insect of the family Forficulidae. Ean. Water. E. de Cologne'. An aromatic
spirituous liquid. E. de Vie. Brandy. ..."
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