Etymology

false scorpion

Today it means: pseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones) Full definition →

translingual Pseudoscorpiones
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  1. translingual · calque ofPseudoscorpiones
  2. English todayfalse scorpion

Calque of translingual Pseudoscorpiones (literally “false scorpions”).

Words from the same roots

translingualPseudoscorpiones all →

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