PSEUDOSCORPION

[pseu.do.scor.pi.on] n [NL Pseudoscorpiones, fr. pseud- + L scorpion-, scorpio scorpion] (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)