Earwig: alternatives and connections

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Earwig

Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera.

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Insect 76% connected

One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Actinozoan noun · 86% connection

sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed