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Definition of Book scorpion
1. Noun. Minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers.
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
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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