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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The whip-tailed scorpion, Thelyphonus giganteus: so called on account of the strong vinegar-Iike odor of an acid secretion noticeable when the creature is alarmed. Also called vinaigrier and vinegar-maker. See cut under Pedipalpi. [West Indies and Florida.]

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