- false scorpion
- noun a minute arachnid with pincers but no long abdomen or sting. [Order Pseudoscorpiones.]
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False scorpion — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False scorpion — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
false scorpion fish — kupranugarė skorpena statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Scorpaenopsis gibbosa angl. false scorpion fish; hump backed scorpion fish rus. индо тихоокеанский скорпенопс ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
false scorpion — ▪ arthropod also called Pseudoscorpion, any of the 1,700 species of the order Pseudoscorpiones (sometimes Chelonethida) of the arthropod class Arachnida. They resemble true scorpions but are tailless and only 1 to 7.5 millimetres (0.04… … Universalium
false scorpion — noun small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion • Syn: ↑pseudoscorpion • Hypernyms: ↑arachnid, ↑arachnoid • Hyponyms: ↑book scorpion, ↑Chelifer cancroides … Useful english dictionary
Scorpion — Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorpion bug — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorpion fly — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorpion grass — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorpion senna — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
