PSEUDOSCORPION


Meaning of PSEUDOSCORPION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈskȯr-pē-ən ]

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)

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