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earwigs

  • plural of earwig.
  • present tense form of earwig (3rd person singular).

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They also showed that about 30% of the seeds excreted by woodlice and earwigs remained viable.

From Science Magazine May 8, 2024

"Parental care has marked impacts on immunity and microbiome, such as the transfer of core microbes essential for offspring survival as observed in earwigs, burying beetles, African clawed frogs and mice," the authors write.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2023

His AI system never spotted a murder hornet, but it did catch plenty of wasps and earwigs sneaking into his hives — a modest but important step for no-code.

From Seattle Times Mar. 21, 2022

They asked for earwigs, but earwigs won’t infest in that way, it’s not in their nature.

From The Guardian May 10, 2019

‘You is hearing only thumping loud noises with those little earwigs of yours. But I am hearing all the secret whisperings of the world!’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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