perce-oreillecommon nounEtymologyexpandfrom pierce and earDefinition1. The common name of the earwig, an insect whose abdomen ends in two hooks or pincers-like cerci, but which are quite incapable of piercing an ear.expandA regarder un perce-oreille, on n'imagine pas qu'il puisse voler !Synonymscure-oreilleforficulepince-oreillePluralperce-oreillesHyperonymsdermaptèreinsecteTranslationsgerman:Ohrwurmenglish:earwigspanish:cortapichaitalian:forfecchia