pseudoscorpion

[soo-doh-skawr-pee-uhn]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudoscorpion¹

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

Example Sentences

Similar to a hypodermic needle, a nematode uses its stylet to pierce cells and pull out food -- in this case from the pseudoscorpion's hypodermis, part of the outer covering known as the integument.

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