noun
minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers
• Syn: ↑Chelifer cancroides
• Hypernyms: ↑false scorpion, ↑pseudoscorpion
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer
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nounEtymology: so called because some species are often found in old papers
: any of various minute arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpiones that feed on small insects, mites, or other minute animals
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pseudoscorpion.
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book scorpion,
a small, reddish-brown spider resembling a tailless scorpion, often found in old books and papers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.