The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Geophilus \Geophilus\ n.
   The type type genus of the Geophilidae, a cosmopolitan
   genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs.

   Syn: genus Geophilus.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Geophilus
    n 1: type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of
         centipedes sometimes called earwigs [syn: Geophilus,
         genus Geophilus]