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vinegaroon

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

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

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

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

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