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Noun: book scorpion  bûk skor-pee-un
  1. Minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers
    "They discovered a book scorpion while cleaning the library's archives";
    - Chelifer cancroides

Derived forms: book scorpions

Type of: false scorpion, pseudoscorpion

Part of: Chelifer, genus Chelifer

Encyclopedia: Book scorpion