[vin-i-guh-roon] 
| a large, nonpoisonous whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, which, when disturbed, emits a volatile fluid having a vinegary odor. |
| vin·e·gar·roon (vĭn'ĭ-gə-rōōn') n. A large whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)of the southern United States and Mexico that emits a strong vinegary odor when disturbed. [American Spanish vinagrón, from Spanish vinagre, vinegar, from Old Spanish, from Old French vinaigre; see vinegar.] |
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