VINEGARROON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vinegarroon mean? 

• VINEGARROON (noun)
  The noun VINEGARROON has 1 sense:

1. large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed

  Familiarity information: VINEGARROON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VINEGARROON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Mastigoproctus giganteus; vinegarroon

Hypernyms ("vinegarroon" is a kind of...):

whip-scorpion; whip scorpion (nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger)

Holonyms ("vinegarroon" is a member of...):

genus Mastigoproctus; Mastigoproctus (giant whip scorpions)