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large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed

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  1. n. large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed
  2. A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species (Thelyphonus giganteus) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from the odor that it emits when alarmed.
  3. A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species (Thelyphonusgiganteus) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from the odorthat it emits when alarmed.
  4. n. large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed