Having the shape of scissors or pincers; resembling a fork with two prongs.
From Latin 'forfex' (scissors) combined with '-form' (meaning shape), creating a descriptive term used in scientific classification and anatomy.
Scientists use 'forficiform' to describe not just earwig pincers, but also the tail structure of some crustaceans and the reproductive organs of certain insects—it's a shape evolution solved multiple times!
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