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单词 whipscorpion
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whipscorpion

[ hwip-skawr-pee-uhn, wip- ]
/ ˈʰwɪpˌskɔr pi ən, ˈwɪp- /

noun

any of numerous arachnids of the order Uropygi, of tropical and warm temperate regions, resembling a scorpion but having an abdomen that ends in a slender, nonvenomous whip.

Origin of whipscorpion

First recorded in 1885–90; whip + scorpion

Words nearby whipscorpion

whip roll, whip-round, whips, whipsaw, whipsawed, whipscorpion, whipsnake, whipstall, whipstitch, whipstock, whiptail
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British Dictionary definitions for whipscorpion

whip scorpion

noun

any nonvenomous arachnid of the order Uropygi (or Pedipalpi), typically resembling a scorpion but lacking a stingSee also vinegarroon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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