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Noun: false scorpion
  1. Small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
    "False scorpions are often found in old books, feeding on book lice";
    - pseudoscorpion

Derived forms: false scorpions

Type of: arachnid, arachnoid

Part of: Chelonethida, order Chelonethida, order Pseudoscorpiones, order Pseudoscorpionida, Pseudoscorpiones, Pseudoscorpionida

Encyclopedia: False scorpion