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noun
An arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: false scorpion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arachnid, arachnoid
Narrower terms: book scorpion, Chelifer cancroides
History
Borrowed from translingual Pseudoscorpiones. Equivalent to pseudo- (“fake, false”) + scorpion.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
