Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - earwig
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(earwigs) An earwig is a small, thin, brown insect that has a pair of claws at the back end of its body. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English erwigge, from Old English earwicga, from eare ear + wicga insect Date: before 12th century any of numerous insects (order Dermaptera) having slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of cerci resembling forceps at the end of the body II. transitive verb (~ged; ~ging) Date: 1837 to annoy or attempt to influence by private talk ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 any small elongate insect of the order Dermaptera, with a pair of terminal appendages in the shape of forceps. 2 US a small centipede. --v.tr. (earwigged, earwigging) archaic influence (a person) by secret communication. Etymology: OE earwicga f. eare EAR(1) + wicga earwig, prob. rel. to wiggle: once thought to enter the head through the ear ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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энт. уховёртка; pl уховёртки (Dermaptera) – alpine earwig – apterous earwig – common earwig – giant earwig – handsome earwig – labidurid earwigs – labiid earwigs – little earwig – maritime earwigs – Mediterranean earwig – ring-legged earwig – seaside earwig – short-winged earwig – spine-tailed earwig – tawny earwig ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. уховертка обыкновенная (Forficula auricularia) 2. редк. наговаривать (на кого-л.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- (Forficula auricularia), O.E. earwicga, from eare (see ear (1)) + wicga "beetle, worm," probably related to wiggle. So called from the ancient and widespread (but false) belief that the garden pest went into people's ears. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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