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forceps

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (F)
No Taxon forceps
Explanation of Names
From Latin forceps pincers, tongs.
Identification
forceps noun - Pincers, organs for holding - the actual function is unknown. Especially prominent in Earwigs, Dermaptera.

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