Meanings
nounfalse scorpion (plural false scorpions)
plural false scorpions
- datedrarepseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
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Origin
- translingualPseudoscorpiones
- Englishfalse scorpion
Calque of translingual Pseudoscorpiones (literally “false scorpions”).
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APA
false scorpion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20scorpion
MLA
“false scorpion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20scorpion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false scorpion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20scorpion.
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