Category:Pseudoscorpiones

Pseu`do*scor`pi*o"nes, n. pl. Etym: [nl. See pseudo-, and scorpion.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.