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whip scorpion

noun

Definition of WHIP SCORPION

:  any of an order (Uropygi) of chiefly tropical arachnids somewhat resembling true scorpions but having a long slender caudal process and no sting
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First Known Use of WHIP SCORPION

circa 1890

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