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PRONUNCIATION OF BOOK SCORPION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOK SCORPION

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Book scorpion is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BOOK SCORPION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

book scorpion

Pseudoscorpion

A pseudoscorpion,, is an arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpionida, also known as Pseudoscorpiones or Chelonethida. Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans since they prey on clothes moth larvae, carpet beetle larvae, booklice, ants, mites, and small flies. They are small and inoffensive, and are rarely seen due to their size.

Definition of book scorpion in the English dictionary

The definition of book scorpion in the dictionary is any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpionida, esp Chelifer cancroides, which are sometimes found in old books, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOOK SCORPION

book lover
book of account
Book of Changes
Book of Common Prayer
book of hours
Book of Kells
Book of Mormon
book of original entry
Book of Psalms
book off
book out
book post
book price
book rest
book review
book rights
book signing
book token
book up
book value

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOOK SCORPION

bladder campion
campion
champion
dupion
ectropion
entropion
false scorpion
lampion
long-spined sea scorpion
pion
pseudoscorpion
scorpion
sea scorpion
short-spined sea scorpion
tampion
the Scorpion
undisputed world champion
water scorpion
whip scorpion
world champion

Synonyms and antonyms of book scorpion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «book scorpion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOOK SCORPION

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The translations of book scorpion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «book scorpion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

本书蝎子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libro escorpión
570 millions of speakers

English

book scorpion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुस्तक बिच्छू
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كتاب العقرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

книга скорпион
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

livro escorpião
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বই বৃশ্চিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

livre scorpion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buku kalajengking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Buch Skorpion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

本のサソリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

책 전갈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buku kalajengking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuốn sách bọ cạp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புத்தகம் தேள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुस्तक विंचू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kitap akrep
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

libro scorpione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

książka skorpion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

книга скорпіон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carte scorpion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιβλίο σκορπιός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boek scorpion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bok scorpion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bok skorpion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of book scorpion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOK SCORPION»

The term «book scorpion» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.501 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOK SCORPION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «book scorpion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «book scorpion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about book scorpion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOK SCORPION»

Discover the use of book scorpion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to book scorpion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: ...
" The U.S. Navy officially describes it an inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster eluded journalists, historians, and the family members of the lost crew.
Ed Offley, 2007
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The Chambers Dictionary
... etc; book price or value the officially-recorded value, not necessarily the market value, of a commodity, etc; book rest a support for a book, a bookstand; book - scorpion a scorpion-like arachnid found in libraries, probably feeding on book- lice ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide
Whip-spider Phrymchus sp , order AmDIypygi Members of the order Amblypygi are known as whip-spiders or tailless whip-scorpions Book scorpion CfteWer cancraides, order Pseudoscorpion.es FACT FILE Book scorpions are often found  ...
Fred Cooke, 2004
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Encyclopaedic dictionary of library and information science
Book scorpion : A species of small (one-eighth- to one-quarter- inch) stingless arachnid (Chelifer cancroides), also known as the false scorpion, that diets on tiny insects such as book lice that damage books by feeding on paper and bindings.
V. K. Suraj, 2005
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Dictionary for Library and Information Science
See also: bookmobile and direct delivery. book scorpion A species of small (one- eighth- to one-quarter-inch) stingless arachnid (Chelifer cancroides), also known as the false scorpion, that diets on tiny insects such as book lice that damage ...
Joan M. Reitz, 2004
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The Land of the Setting Sun & Other Nature Tales
The Sting King, Arthropods of the Indian Subcontinent, Butterflies of India... “Wait! The Sting King!” he mumbled to himself and picked up the book. 'Scorpion: The Sting King' was the title of the book. Armed with a sting, the fearsome arthropod.
Arefa Tehsin, 2014
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Latvian-English Dictionary
... pārbaudīšana nf auditing grāmatu pārbaudītājs nm auditor grāmatu rādītājs nm booklist grāmatu skapis nm bookcase grāmatu skarpis nm book scorpion grāmatu soma nfbook bag grāmatu tārps nm bookworm grāmatu zīme nf 1. bookmark; ...
‎2008
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Popular Science
This is certainly true of the book scorpion, which feeds on mites, book lice, and other small insects. The " fish moths " or " silver fish," the " book lice," and the " cockroaches " can have no other reason for infesting books than their liking for ...
9
Scorpion - A Good Bad Horse
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Will James, 2007
10
The Anatomy of Bibliomania
... Bibliographical Decameron, ii, 445-6. a Enemies of Books. 70-1. 3 Ib. 77. 4 Ib. 83. 6 11th Ed. under 'Book-Scorpion', iv, 233. Chelifer cancroides and Chiridium museorum, are found in old furniture 43l5 A DIGRESSION OF BOOKWORMS IV.
Holbrook Jackson, 1950

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOK SCORPION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term book scorpion is used in the context of the following news items.
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These tiny scorpions would like to perform an important inspection of …
And just like larger, actual scorpions, book scorpion mothers are cool with carrying their offspring on their backs until they're old enough to ... «Scientific American, Aug 14»
2
These Scorpions Are Probably Hiding In Your Bookcase
A book scorpion (or pseudoscorpion) is not a true scorpion, hence its name. They're often mistaken for bedbugs, in fact, causing many people ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 14»
3
Is monogamous sex boring for women?
Let's consider the lust of an arachnid called a book scorpion. Studying the sexual habits of this species may seem like a strange way to look at ... «Bangor Daily News, Jun 13»
4
Are You Bored by Monogamous Sex?
But let's consider, first, the lust of an arachnid called a book scorpion. Studying the sexual habits of this species may seem like a strange way to ... «Slate Magazine, May 13»

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