earwig
noun /ˈɪəwɪɡ/
/ˈɪrwɪɡ/
- a small brown insect with a long body and two curved pointed parts called pincers that stick out at the back end of its body
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2蠼螋;地蜈蚣;土蚣 词源Old English ēarwicga, from ēare ‘ear’ + wicga ‘earwig’ (probably related to wiggle); the insect was once thought to crawl into the human ear.