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whipscorpion

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[hwip-skawr-pee-uhn, wip-] / ˈʰwɪpˌskɔr pi ən, ˈwɪp- /

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of whipscorpion

First recorded in 1885–90; whip + scorpion

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