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FORFICULIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Forficulidae mean?
• FORFICULIDAE (noun)
The noun FORFICULIDAE has 1 sense:
1. typical earwigs
Familiarity information: FORFICULIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Typical earwigs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Forficulidae; Forficulidae
Hypernyms ("Forficulidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Forficulidae"):
Forficula; genus Forficula (type genus of Forficulidae)
Holonyms ("Forficulidae" is a member of...):
Dermaptera; order Dermaptera (earwigs and a few related forms)
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