'Forficula' definitions:
Definition of 'Forficula'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of Forficulidae [syn: Forficula, genus Forficula]
Definition of 'Forficula'
From: 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]