pseudoscorpion

Questions about pseudoscorpion

What does pseudoscorpion mean?

pseudoscorpion means "small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion".

How many syllables are in pseudoscorpion?

pseudoscorpion has 6 syllables and divides as pse-u-do-scor-pi-on under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pseudoscorpion?

Close synonyms include false scorpion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pseudoscorpion a common word?

pseudoscorpion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.