whip scorpion

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   nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger

   Synonymswhip-scorpion

   Broaderarachnid

   Narrowervinegarroon

   Part ofPedipalpi

Questions about whip scorpion

What does whip scorpion mean?

whip scorpion means "nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger".

What is another word for whip scorpion?

Close synonyms include whip-scorpion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is whip scorpion a common word?

whip scorpion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.