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PRONUNCIATION OF PSEUDOSCORPION

pseudoscorpion  [ˌsjuːdəʊˈskɔːpɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PSEUDOSCORPION

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pseudoscorpion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PSEUDOSCORPION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pseudoscorpion

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 pseudoscorpion in the English dictionary

The definition of pseudoscorpion in the dictionary is a member of the order Pseudoscorpiones.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PSEUDOSCORPION


apian
ˈeɪpɪən
campion
ˈkæmpɪən
Caspian
ˈkæspɪən
champion
ˈtʃæmpɪən
dupion
ˈdjuːpɪən
dystopian
dɪsˈtəʊpɪən
entropion
enˈtrəʊpɪən
Ethiopian
ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪən
European
ˌjʊərəˈpɪən
Euterpean
juːˈtɜːpɪən
Grampian
ˈɡræmpɪən
hippocrepian
ˌhɪpəˈkriːpɪən
lampion
ˈlæmpɪən
marsupian
mɑːˈsjuːpɪən
Mississippian
ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪən
Olympian
əˈlɪmpɪən
Paralympian
ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪən
scorpion
ˈskɔːpɪən
Thespian
ˈθɛspɪən
Utopian
juːˈtəʊpɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PSEUDOSCORPION

pseudonym
pseudonymity
pseudonymous
pseudonymously
pseudopod
pseudopodal
pseudopodia
pseudopodial
pseudopodium
pseudopregnancy
pseudopregnant
pseudorandom
pseudoscalar
pseudoscience
pseudoscientific
pseudoscientist
pseudoscope
pseudosolution
pseudosymmetry
pseudovector

WORDS THAT END LIKE PSEUDOSCORPION

bladder campion
book scorpion
ectropion
false scorpion
hurdles champion
long-spined sea scorpion
moss campion
pion
rampion
rose campion
sea scorpion
short-spined sea scorpion
tampion
the Scorpion
tompion
undisputed world champion
usucapion
water scorpion
whip scorpion
world champion

Synonyms and antonyms of pseudoscorpion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pseudoscorpion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PSEUDOSCORPION

Find out the translation of pseudoscorpion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pseudoscorpion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pseudoscorpion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pseudoscorpion
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pseudoescorpión
570 millions of speakers

English

pseudoscorpion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pseudoscorpion
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pseudoscorpion
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pseudoscorpion
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pseudoscorpion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pseudoscorpion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pseudoscorpion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pseudoscorpion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pseudoskorpion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pseudoscorpion
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pseudoscorpion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pseudoscorpion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pseudoscorpion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pseudoscorpion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छद्मस्क्रीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yalancıakrep
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pseudoscorpion
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pseudoscorpion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pseudoscorpion
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pseudoscorpion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pseudoscorpion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pseudoscorpion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pseudoscorpion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pseudoscorpion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pseudoscorpion

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PSEUDOSCORPION»

The term «pseudoscorpion» is normally little used and occupies the 149.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PSEUDOSCORPION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pseudoscorpion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pseudoscorpion» 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 pseudoscorpion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PSEUDOSCORPION»

Discover the use of pseudoscorpion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pseudoscorpion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New Strain of Wolbachia in the Harlequin Beetle Riding ...
The cellular endosymbiont, Wolbachia, kills or feminizes males or causes cytoplasmic incompatibility in a wide array of arthropod hosts.
Julie L. Koop, 2008
2
Fundamentals of Microanalytical Entomology: A Practical ...
Diagrammatic comparison of body forms of various commensal arachnids: (a) scorpion (Scorpiones); (b) pseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones); (c) tailless whipscorpion (Amblypygi); (d) sunspider (Solifugae): (e) spider (Araneae); (f) mite ...
Alan Olsen, 1995
3
An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles
Why do pseudoscorpions seek out harlequins? Early researchers suspected that pseudoscorpions feed on mites that also inhabit the beetle, but careful observations debunked this hypothesis. Pseudoscorpion individuals that inhabit wood ...
Arthur V. Evans, C. L. Bellamy, 2000
4
Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana: ...
... pseudoscorpion Patton Cave pseudoscorpion Vowell Cave pseudoscorpion Packard's cave pseudoscorpion Gray-handed pseudoscorpion Lewis's pseudoscorpion Holsinger's cave pseudoscorpion Cave pseudoscorpion Hidden Spring ...
John O. Whitaker, Jr., Charles J. Amlaner, Jr., Marion T. Jackson, 2012
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Pseudoscorpion Relationship to Arthropods Within Honeybee ...
Beehive observation were made in the Kavrae, Kusadevi (N27 33'33.2" E85 27'42.0," 1898m) and inside the Kathmandu valley (N27 35'55.6"-N27 44'63.9" E85 22'45.3"-E85 19'39.0," 1303m-1499m) during the month of March, April and May 2010. 53 ...
Krishna Prasad Chhosyaki, 2012
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Social Insects and the Environment: Proceedings of the 11th ...
PSEUDOSCORPION. ELUNGSENIUS. INDICUS. WITH. APIS. CERANA. INDICA. D. SUOARSANAM 6 V.A. MURTHK DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. LOYOLA COLLEGE, MADRAS 600 034, SOUTH INDIA. The inter-specific relationship ...
International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Congress, G. K. Veeresh, B. Mallik, 1990
7
The Other Insect Societies
Pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpionida) The pseudoscorpions are the next- largest arachnid group I consider, with an estimated 3200 or so species in 425 genera and 24 families worldwide (Harvey 2002). A brief overview of pseudoscorpion ...
James T. Costa, 2006
8
Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest
The female pseudoscorpion has appendages that can produce silk, much as a spider does. She spins a small, round silken nest, lays her eggs in it, and attaches it to her body. There seems to be no end to the ingenuity of nature. I was amazed ...
Joan Maloof, 2010
9
Australian Backyard Naturalist
One thing you won't see unless you go looking for it is another of the arachnids, a pseudoscorpion. The biggest ones I've seen are about 5 millimetres long and that includes their pincers. They don't have tails or stings. They get their name ...
Peter Macinnis, 2012
10
Fossil Behavior Compendium
Ross (1998, Figure 75) illustrated a snipe fly, Rhagionidae, with a phoretic pseudoscorpion hanging onto a leg. KosmowskaCeranowicz (2001, p. 27) illustrated a Baltic amber pseudoscorpion associated with a nematoceran fly that may be a ...
Arthur J. Boucot, George O. Poinar, Jr., 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PSEUDOSCORPION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pseudoscorpion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tiny 'pseudoscorpions' live in Mayerthorpe
Have you ever seen a scorpion in Mayerthorpe? No? Well, that's because there aren't any. There are 'pseudoscorpions,' though. The one pictured above was ... «Mayerthorpe Freelancer, Jun 15»
2
Field Research for Statian Wildlife Book Begins
image A “giant” pseudoscorpion found near the Zeelandia Beach is still very small and harmless to people. Photo by Mark Yokoyama. «Anguilla LNT, Dec 14»
3
Two 'Pseudoscorpions' Discovered in Grand Canyon Cave
Two new species of so-called pseudoscorpions have been discovered in a cave on the northern rim of the Grand Canyon. The elusive creatures, which have ... «Yahoo News, Dec 14»
4
Cave-dwelling pseudoscorpions evolve in isolation
Over time, as Australia became drier, surface invertebrates like pseudoscorpions that had previously thrived in rainforests invaded underground habitats such as ... «Phys.Org, Nov 14»
5
These tiny scorpions would like to perform an important inspection of …
Of the 3,300 or so known species of pseudoscorpion, the most commonly encountered is Chelifer cancroides. Found all over the world and growing to no more ... «Scientific American, Aug 14»
6
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 to kill them, which ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 14»
7
Ignorance, fear give snakes a bad - and deadly - rap
On my blog: Maurice Cullen's photo of a tiny pseudoscorpion, a spider that has long scorpion-like pincers, and Bill Niven's close-up of the all-brown female blue ... «The Virginian-Pilot, May 14»
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Pseudoscorpion rarely seen but is native
So he noticed pretty quickly it didn't have that stinger tail of a scorpion. He took the bug to Agrifoods where he was informed he had found a pseudoscorpion. «The Telegram, May 14»
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Pseudoscorpion: a new bug for me!
To me, it looked like a tick with pincers until Cullen told me it was a house pseudoscorpion. That was a new one on me. Once Cullen called it a pretend scorpion, ... «The Virginian-Pilot, May 14»
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Explainer: what is a pseudoscorpion?
Pseudoscorpions are commonly known as “false scorpions” or “book scorpions”. They belong to the Arachanida class, and, as the name suggests, they are like ... «The Conversation, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pseudoscorpion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pseudoscorpion>. Apr 2024 ».
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