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Verb: forfend  for'fend
  1. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
    "forfend a strike"
    - debar, forefend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off

Derived forms: forfending, forfended, forfends

Type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

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Forficula
Forficula auricularia
Forficulidae
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