pinchbug
/ˈpɪntʃˌbʌɡ/
noun
- A small insect that can pinch or bite, such as an earwig or certain beetles.
- Farmers sometimes call earwigs pinchbugs because of their pincers.
- We found a pinchbug under the log in the garden.
- The child screamed when a pinchbug crawled onto her arm.