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单词 vinegarroon
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vinegarroon

[ vin-i-guh-roon ]
/ ˌvɪn ɪ gəˈrun /

noun

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

Origin of vinegarroon

1850–55, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish vinagrón, equivalent to Spanish vinagr(e) vinegar + -ón augmentative suffix

Words nearby vinegarroon

vinegar, vinegar eel, vinegarette, vinegar fly, vinegarish, vinegarroon, vinegarweed, vinegary, vineland, vine maple, vinery
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British Dictionary definitions for vinegarroon

vinegarroon
/ (ˌvɪnɪɡəˈruːn) /

noun

a large whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southwestern US and Mexico that emits a vinegary odour when alarmed

Word Origin for vinegarroon

from Mexican Spanish vinagrón, from Spanish vinagre vinegar
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