vinegaroon

English

A vinegaroon

Alternative forms

• vinagron, vinegarroon, vinegerone

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vinagrón, from vinagre (“vinegar”) +‎ -ón (augmentative suffix). Influenced by vinegar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɪnəɡəˈruːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

vinegaroon (plural vinegaroons)

1. A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.
   • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 113:

     I have found dead vinegaroons […] kille by a harvester ant sting successfuly placed in the intersegmental membranes of the vinegaroon's crushing, claw-like pedipalps[.]

Translations

whip scorpion

• Navajo: séigoʼ bitseeʼ áłtsʼózígíí
• Old Tupi: nhanduabiîu
• Portuguese: escorpião-vinagre m, uropígio (pt) m
• Spanish: vinagrillo m, vinagrón m (Mexico), huiscolote m (Mexico)

References

• “vinegaroon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Thelyphonida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thelyphonida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Thelyphonida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons