vinegarroon (redirected from vinegarone)

vin·e·gar·roon  (vn-g-rn) also vin·e·ga·rone (-rn)

n.

A large whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)of the southern United States and Mexico that emits a strong vinegary odor when disturbed.

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[American Spanish vinagrón, from Spanish vinagre, vinegar, from Old Spanish, from Old French vinaigre; see vinegar.]

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vinegarroon [ˌvɪnɪgəˈruːn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southwestern US and Mexico that emits a vinegary odour when alarmed

[from Mexican Spanish vinagrón, from Spanish vinagre vinegar]

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vinegarroon - large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed Mastigoproctus giganteus whip scorpion, whip-scorpion - nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger genus Mastigoproctus, Mastigoproctus - giant whip scorpions