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vinegarroon
[ vin-i-guh-roon ]
noun
- 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
/ ˌvɪnɪɡəˈruːn /
noun
- a large whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southwestern US and Mexico that emits a vinegary odour when alarmed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vinegarroon1
1850–55, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish vinagrón, equivalent to Spanish vinagr ( e ) vinegar + -ón augmentative suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vinegarroon1
from Mexican Spanish vinagrón, from Spanish vinagre vinegar
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