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earwig
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noun
  1. Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membraneous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.
verb (earwigs, earwigging, earwigged, earwigged)
  1. To fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
  2. To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
elytra
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noun
  1. Irregular plural of elytron
elytron
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noun (elytra)
  1. A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
  • 1997: In a corner, the Darkling Beetle rustles in its Cage, its Elytra the same unforgiving white as the great sand-waste call"d "Kalahari" lying north of here " Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon
entomology
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noun
  1. The scientific study of insects
    Entomology is a important field of study within biology.
ephemera
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noun plural
  1. (plural of, ephemeron)
  2. transitory things
  3. publications that are designed to be short-lived
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