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PSEUDOSCORPION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pseudoscorpion mean?
• PSEUDOSCORPION (noun)
The noun PSEUDOSCORPION has 1 sense:
1. small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
Familiarity information: PSEUDOSCORPION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
false scorpion; pseudoscorpion
Hypernyms ("pseudoscorpion" is a kind of...):
arachnid; arachnoid (air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pseudoscorpion"):
book scorpion; Chelifer cancroides (minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers)
Holonyms ("pseudoscorpion" is a member of...):
Chelonethida; order Chelonethida; order Pseudoscorpiones; order Pseudoscorpionida; Pseudoscorpiones; Pseudoscorpionida (false scorpions)
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