The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Forficula n 1: type genus of Forficulidae [syn: Forficula, genus Forficula]