vinegaroon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌvɪnəɡəˈruːn/
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vinagrón, from vinagre (“vinegar”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Influenced by vinegar.
Meanings
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A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.
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[.]
2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 113:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vinagron | alternative | lexicographic | |
| vinegarroon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| vinegaroons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| vinegerone | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
cmn 鞭蠍 /鞭蝎 (whip scorpion) · pt escorpião-vinagre (whip scorpion) · ru телифо́н (whip scorpion) · es vinagrón (whip scorpion) · pt uropígio (whip scorpion) · nv séigoʼ bitseeʼ áłtsʼózígíí (whip scorpion) · es huiscolote (whip scorpion) · tpw nhanduabiîu (whip scorpion) · es vinagrillo (whip scorpion)