pseudoscorpion
[ soo-doh-skawr-pee-uh n ]
/ ˌsu doʊˈskɔr pi ən /
noun
any of several small arachnids of the order Chelonethida that resemble a tailless scorpion and that feed chiefly on small insects.
Also called
book scorpion.
Words nearby pseudoscorpion
pseudoscarlatina,
pseudoscience,
pseudosclerosis,
pseudoscope,
pseudoscopy,
pseudoscorpion,
pseudosentence,
pseudosmia,
pseudosolution,
pseudosphere,
pseudostrabismus
Example sentences from the Web for pseudoscorpion
A fly (Musca domestica) lit on the pane and the pseudoscorpion caught its legs and clung while the fly crawled about.
Professor Hilton recently sent me a pseudoscorpion taken on the beach near water, which proves to belong to the genus Atemnus.