n.
Pronunciation: - ' sko ̇ r-p ē - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Pseudoscorpiones, from pseud- + Latin scorpion-, scorpio scorpion
Date: 1835
: any of a widely distributed order (Pseudoscorpionida syn. Pseudoscorpiones) of tiny arachnids that have no caudal stinger and feed on tiny invertebrates (as insects and mites)