bark scorpion

noun

: any of a genus (Centruroides) of typically tan-colored scorpions occurring from the southern U.S. to northern South America and including some that are highly venomous
The Arizona bark scorpion may be small, but its sting delivers a neurotoxin that can kill or render critically ill a young child.Tina Hesman Saey, Science News

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“Bark scorpion.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/bark%20scorpion. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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