'Pseudoscorpiones' definitions:
Definition of 'Pseudoscorpiones'
(from WordNet)
noun
False scorpions [syn: Chelonethida, order Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpionida, order Pseudoscorpionida, Pseudoscorpiones, order Pseudoscorpiones]
Definition of 'Pseudoscorpiones'
From: GCIDE
- Pseudoscorpiones \Pseu`do*scor`pi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL. See Pseudo-, and Scorpion.] (Zool.) An order of Arachnoidea having the palpi terminated by large claws, as in the scorpions, but destitute of a caudal sting; the false scorpions. Called also Pseudoscorpii, and Pseudoscorpionina. See Illust. of Book scorpion, under Book. [1913 Webster]