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scorpion [ˈskɔːpɪən] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any arachnid of the order Scorpionida, of warm dry regions, having a segmented body with a long tail terminating in a venomous sting (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) false scorpion any small nonvenomous arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida (or Chelonethida), which superficially resemble scorpions but lack the long tail See book scorpion 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other similar arachnids, such as the whip scorpion, or other arthropods, such as the water scorpion 4. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a barbed scourge (I Kings 12:11) 5. (Historical Terms) History a war engine for hurling stones; ballista [via Old French from Latin scorpiō, from Greek skorpios, of obscure origin] Scorpion [ˈskɔːpɪən] n
(Astronomy) the. the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations scorpion n → Skorpion m n scorpion [ˈskoːpiən] an animal of the same class as spiders that has a tail with a sting. skerpioen عَقْرَب скорпион štír skorpion der Skorpion σκορπιός escorpión, alacrán skorpion عقرب skorpioni scorpion עַקרָב बिच्छू škorpion skorpió kalajengking sporðdreki scorpione さそり 전갈 skorpionas skorpions kala jengking schorpioen skorpion skorpion escorpião scorpion скорпион škorpión škorpijon škorpija skorpion แมงป่อง akrep 蠍子 скорпіон عقرب، بچھو con bọ cạp 蝎子 scorpion → عقرب štír skorpion Skorpion σκορπιός escorpión skorpioni scorpion škorpion scorpione サソリ 전갈 schorpioen skorpion skorpion escorpião скорпион skorpion แมลงป่อง akrep con bọ cạp 蝎子 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He had caught a goodly number, when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reached out his hand to take him. If there is any device on the Scorpion for dealing with these infernal craft, I'd never breathe a word about it, if I were you. It seems that he threatened to kill every beast there was on earth; whereupon, in her anger, Earth sent up against him a scorpion of very great size by which he was stung and so perished. |
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