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

Noun
vinegaroon (plural vinegaroons)
- A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.
- I have found dead vinegaroons […] kille by a harvester ant sting successfuly placed in the intersegmental membranes of the vinegaroon's crushing, claw-like pedipalps[.]2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 113
vinegaroon meaning in Tamil
vinegaroon in Tamil
- சாட்டைத்தேள்
Forms of vinegaroon
| plural | vinegaroons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | vinagron |
| alternative form | vinegarroon |
| alternative form | vinegerone |
Origin of vinegaroon
Borrowed from Spanish vinagrón, from vinagre (“vinegar”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Influenced by vinegar.
Words that rhyme with vinegaroon
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- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
Questions about vinegaroon
- What does vinegaroon mean?
- Vinegaroon means a whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.
- What is vinegaroon in Tamil?
- Vinegaroon in Tamil is சாட்டைத்தேள். See Vinegaroon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vinegaroon?
- Vinegaroon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vinegaroon?
- Vinegaroon is pronounced /ˌvɪnəɡəˈruːn/.
- What is the plural of vinegaroon?
- The plural of vinegaroon is vinegaroons.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vinegaroon (page history and authors); vinegaroon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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