Difference between revisions of "Earwuggers"

Latest revision as of 13:54, 14 June 2013

earwig: nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen. It was once wrongly thought that they entered the human ear at night to lay eggs in the brain.
earwig: to eavesdrop, try to overhear
earwig: to fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.

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-Earwaggers: phrase - ear wagging, telling tales, spreading rumours, gossiping.
+* '''earwig:''' nocturnal insects of the order ''Dermaptera'', having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen. It was once wrongly thought that they entered the human ear at night to lay eggs in the brain.
+*''' earwig:''' to eavesdrop, try to overhear
+* '''earwig:''' to fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
-Earwicker
-Earwig: from Anglo-Saxon Euerwaar or Ever-Waker and means 'watchman'. The sleeping body keeps watch through the ears
+* '''Earwicker:''' HCE
+[[Category:insects]]
+[[Category: HCE]]