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Noun: pseudoscorpion  ,s(y)oo-dow'skor-pee-un
  1. Small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
    "pseudoscorpions are often found in old books, feeding on book lice";
    - false scorpion

Derived forms: pseudoscorpions

Type of: arachnid, arachnoid

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

Encyclopedia: Pseudoscorpion