whipscorpion

[ hwip-skawr-pee-uh n, wip- ]
/ ˈʰwɪpˌskɔr pi ən, ˈwɪp- /

noun

any of numerous arachnids of the order Uropygi, of tropical and warm temperate regions, resembling a scorpion but having an abdomen that ends in a slender, nonvenomous whip.

Origin of whipscorpion

First recorded in 1885–90; whip + scorpion

Words nearby whipscorpion

whippy, whipray, whips, whipsaw, whipsawed, whipscorpion, whipsnake, whipstall, whipstitch, whipstock, whiptail