"earwig" in Chinese (Traditional)
蠼螋地蜈蚣
Definition
蠼螋或地蜈蚣是一種小型細長、尾部帶鉗子的昆蟲。這種昆蟲對人無害，儘管存在一些古老迷信。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
原本只指尾端有鉗子的昆蟲，與其他昆蟲不同。坊間謠言說會爬進人耳（並非事實）。複數為 'earwigs'。
Examples
I saw an earwig in the garden.
我在花園裡看到一隻**蠼螋**。
An earwig has pincers on its tail.
**蠼螋**的尾部有一對鉗子。
The earwig is not dangerous.
**蠼螋**不危險。
There's an earwig crawling on the kitchen counter!
有隻**蠼螋**在廚房桌面上爬！
Don't worry, that earwig won't hurt you.
別擔心，那隻**蠼螋**不會傷害你。
Where did that earwig come from? I just cleaned the room!
那隻**蠼螋**哪裡來的？我才剛打掃過房間！