• (n.) A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species (Thelyphonus giganteus) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from the odor that it emits when alarmed. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/vinegarroon/
Vin`e·gar·roon' noun [ Confer Spanish vinagre vinegar.] A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species ( Thelyphonus giganteus ) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from the odor that it emits when alarmed. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/26