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Vinegarroon

Vinegarroon Meaning & Definition
Vinegarroon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vinegarroon?

[n] large whipscorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vinegarroon: Mastigoproctus giganteus

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See Also | genus Mastigoproctus | Mastigoproctus | whip scorpion | whipscorpion

Vinegarroon In Webster's Dictionary

\Vin`e*gar*roon"\, n. [Cf. Sp. vinagre vinegar.] A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species ({Thelyphonus giganteus}) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from the odor that it emits when alarmed.

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