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vinegarroon

American  
[vin-i-guh-roon] / ˌvɪn ɪ gəˈrun /

noun

  1. a large, nonpoisonous whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, which, when disturbed, emits a volatile fluid having a vinegary odor.

vinegarroon British  
/ ˌvɪnɪɡəˈruːn /

noun

  1. a large whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southwestern US and Mexico that emits a vinegary odour when alarmed

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Etymology

Origin of vinegarroon

1850–55, < Mexican Spanish vinagrón, equivalent to Spanish vinagr ( e ) vinegar + -ón augmentative suffix

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