pseudoscorpion
American
[soo-doh-skawr-pee-uhn]
/ ˌsu doʊˈskɔr pi ən /
noun
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any of several small arachnids of the order Chelonethida that resemble a tailless scorpion and that feed chiefly on small insects.
Etymology
Origin of pseudoscorpion
1825–35; < New Latin Pseudoscorpionidae former name of the group; pseudo-, scorpion
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