VINEGARROON

Meaning of VINEGARROON in English

(n.) A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species (Thelyphonus giganteus) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from the odor that it emits when alarmed.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

VINEGARROON — ˌvinigəˈrün, -nēg-, -ˈrōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish vinagrón, aug. of Spanish vinagre vinegar, from Old Spanish, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VINEGARROON — /vin'i geuh roohn"/ , n. a large, nonpoisonous whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, which, when disturbed, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VINEGARROON — add. ·noun a whip scorpion, ·esp. a large mexican species (thelyphonus giganteus) popularly supposed to be very venomous; from …
Webster English vocab
VINEGARROON — species of whip scorpion (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
VINEGAR MAKER — noun : vinegarroon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VINAGRON — ˌvēnəˈgrōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish vinagrón — more at vinegarroon : vinegarroon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIP SCORPION — any of the 75 species of the order Uropygi (sometimes Thelyphonida) of the arthropod class Arachnida. They look like true …
Britannica English vocabulary

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