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Book scorpion

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pseu⋅do⋅scor⋅pi⋅on

[soo-doh-skawr-pee-uhn]
–noun
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.


Origin:
1825–35; < NL Pseudoscorpionidae former name of the group; see pseudo-, scorpion
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