whipscorpion

[ hwip-skawr-pee-uhn, wip- ]

noun

any of numerous arachnids of the order Uropygi, of tropical and warm temperate regions, resembling a scorpion but having an abdomen that ends in a slender, nonvenomous whip.

Origin of whipscorpion

First recorded in 1885–90; whip + scorpion

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How to use whipscorpion in a sentence

But housekeeping, even for a whip scorpion, involves the food question.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for whip scorpion

whip scorpion

noun

any nonvenomous arachnid of the order Uropygi (or Pedipalpi), typically resembling a scorpion but lacking a sting: See also vinegarroon

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