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european earwig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
eu-ro-pean ear-wig
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any earwig of the species complex Forficula auricularia, found in Europe and elsewhere.

Inflected Forms

European earwigs (plural)

Questions

What does european earwig mean?
Any earwig of the species complex Forficula auricularia, found in Europe and elsewhere.

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