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vinegarroon

[ vin-i-guh-roon ]

noun

  1. a large, nonpoisonous whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, which, when disturbed, emits a volatile fluid having a vinegary odor.


vinegarroon

/ ËŒ±¹Éª²Ôɪɡəˈ°ù³ÜË²Ô /

noun

  1. a large whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southwestern US and Mexico that emits a vinegary odour when alarmed
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vinegarroon1

1850–55, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish ±¹¾±²Ô²¹²µ°ùó²Ô, equivalent to Spanish vinagr ( e ) vinegar + -ó²Ô augmentative suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vinegarroon1

from Mexican Spanish ±¹¾±²Ô²¹²µ°ùó²Ô, from Spanish vinagre vinegar
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The Giant vinegarroon lives up to its name by shooting a vinegar-smelling spray from its abdomen.

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