Crossword clues for pseudoscorpion
pseudoscorpion
Wiktionary
n. an arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpionida, also known as ''(taxlink Pseudoscorpiones order noshow=1)'' or ''(taxlink Chelonethida order noshow=1)''
WordNet
n. small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion [syn: false scorpion]
Wikipedia
A pseudoscorpion, also known as a false scorpion or book scorpion, is an arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida.
Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans since they prey on clothes moth larvae, carpet beetle larvae, booklice, ants, mites, and small flies. They are tiny and inoffensive, and are rarely seen due to their size.
Usage examples of "pseudoscorpion".
About twelve centimeters long, the pseudoscorpion was heavily scaled and armed with a pair of lobsterlike claws.