pseudoscorpion
/soo-doh-skawr-pee-uhn/US // ˌsu doʊˈskɔr pi ən //
假蝎子,伪蝎子,假鳞片,假鳞茎
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of several small arachnids of the order Chelonethida that resemble a tailless scorpion and that feed chiefly on small insects.
Examples
A fly (Musca domestica) lit on the pane and the pseudoscorpion caught its legs and clung while the fly crawled about.
Professor Hilton recently sent me a pseudoscorpion taken on the beach near water, which proves to belong to the genus Atemnus.
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