vinegaroon

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/ˌvɪnəɡəˈruːn/

noun

A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.

OriginSpanish vinagrón →
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Meanings

nounvinegaroon (plural vinegaroons)

plural vinegaroons · alternative vinagron · alternative vinegarroon · alternative vinegerone

  1. 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
whip scorpion

Origin

  1. Spanishvinagrón
  2. Englishvinegaroon

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鞭蠍 /鞭蝎
  • 鞭蠍 /鞭蝎 (biānxiē)whip scorpion
Portuguese escorpião-vinagre, uropígio
  • escorpião-vinagrewhip scorpion
  • uropígiowhip scorpion
Russian телифо́н
  • телифо́н (telifón)whip scorpion
Spanish vinagrillo, vinagrón
  • vinagrillowhip scorpion
  • vinagrónwhip scorpion
  • huiscolotewhip scorpion

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vinegaroon

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APA

vinegaroon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinegaroon

MLA

“vinegaroon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinegaroon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vinegaroon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinegaroon.

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