An arachnid that resembles a scorpion, with a long slender tail-like appendage, living in leaf litter and under stones in tropical and semi-tropical regions.
有鞭蝎，鞭尾蝎
Order Uropygi
Example sentencesExamples
Although they have two small eyes, whip scorpions rely on their first pair of legs to help feel their way around.
Young whip scorpions have reddish pedipalps and striped legs; the adults are uniformly brownish.
Species of whip scorpions range from small, light colored kinds about 3 or 4 mm long to the huge, black M. giganteus that may be almost 3 inches long.
The ‘whip’ that gives the whip scorpions their common name, is sensory in nature, not a defensive organ.
Despite their foreboding appearance, whip scorpions are harmless to humans.
Definition of whip scorpion in US English:
whip scorpion
noun
An arachnid that resembles a scorpion, with a long slender tail-like appendage, living in leaf litter and under stones in tropical and semitropical regions.
有鞭蝎，鞭尾蝎
Order Uropygi
Example sentencesExamples
Young whip scorpions have reddish pedipalps and striped legs; the adults are uniformly brownish.
The ‘whip’ that gives the whip scorpions their common name, is sensory in nature, not a defensive organ.
Although they have two small eyes, whip scorpions rely on their first pair of legs to help feel their way around.
Species of whip scorpions range from small, light colored kinds about 3 or 4 mm long to the huge, black M. giganteus that may be almost 3 inches long.
Despite their foreboding appearance, whip scorpions are harmless to humans.