Hyphenation of earwig

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word earwig? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ear-wig

Definitions of earwig:

1.	Any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen

Synonyms of earwig:

noun	insect

Last hyphenations of this language

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