Forficula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forficula \For*fic"u*la\, n. [L., small shears, scissors, dim.
     of forfex shears.] (Zool.)
     A genus of insects including the earwigs. See {Earwig}, 1.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Forficula
       n : type genus of Forficulidae [syn: {genus Forficula}]