pseudoscorpion

pseudoscorpion
/sooh'doh skawr"pee euhn/, n.
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.
[1825-35; < NL Pseudoscorpionidae former name of the group; see PSEUDO-, SCORPION]

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