Pseudoscorpiones n 1: false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {order Chelonethida}, {Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida}, {Pseudoscorpiones}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]
Pseudoscorpiones \Pseu`do*scor`pi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Scorpion}.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]