Definition of Book scorpion

1. Noun. Minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers.

Exact synonyms: Chelifer Cancroides
Generic synonyms: False Scorpion, Pseudoscorpion
Group relationships: Chelifer, Genus Chelifer

Definition of Book scorpion

1. Noun. (alternative form of book-scorpion); pseudoscorpion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Book Scorpion

book lore
book louse
book lover
book lung
book lungs
book matches
book muslin
book muslins
book of account
book of condolence
book of facts
book of instructions
book of knowledge
book of maps
book review
book scorpion
book scorpions
book seller
book shop
book shops
book signing
book signings
book smart
book store
book token
book up
book value
book worm
book worms
bookable

Literary usage of Book scorpion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publishers Weeklyby Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1922)
"Literature abroad 200 ' graduates as booksellers {book scorpion. ) .. M79 ness. Reinicke, WR, 1685 1755 College girls read. ..."

2. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"book scorpion, .... South-American Harvest Spider, . Chilian Harvest Spider, . . . Velvety Mite, .... Water Mite, and Water Scorpion infested with same, . ..."

3. A Text-book of Invertebrate Morphology by James Playfair McMurrich (1896)
"the pages of books, and hence being known popularly as the Book-scorpion. The cephalothorax is unsegmented, and is followed by a broad flattened abdomen ..."

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