pseudoscorpion

[ soo-doh-skawr-pee-uhn ]

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noun

any of several small arachnids of the order Chelonethida that resemble a tailless scorpion and that feed chiefly on small insects.

1825–35; < New Latin Pseudoscorpionidae former name of the group; pseudo-, scorpion

A fly (Musca domestica) lit on the pane and the pseudoscorpion caught its legs and clung while the fly crawled about.

Professor Hilton recently sent me a pseudoscorpion taken on the beach near water, which proves to belong to the genus Atemnus.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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