spricket

English

Noun

spricket (plural sprickets)

  1. Any member of the order Schizomida, a group of arachnids also called short-tailed whip-scorpions.
    • 2020 October 28, Flora Perrella, “Researchers count 13 new species of fanged arachnids in the Pilbara”, in Western Australian Museum‎, Western Australian Museum, retrieved February 29, 2024:
      The sprickets live their entire lives in underground habitats such as caves and small spaces in rock formations in the Pilbara.
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