whipscorpion


whip•scor•pi•on

(ˈʰwɪpˌskɔr pi ən, ˈwɪp-)

n. 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. [1885–90]