scorpion

scor·pi·on  (skôrp-n)

n.

1. Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpionida, of warm dry regions, having a segmented body and an erectile tail tipped with a venomous sting.

2. Scorpion See Scorpius.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin scorpi, scorpin-, alteration of scorpius, from Greek skorpios.]

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scorpion

Noun

a small lobster-shaped animal with a sting at the end of a jointed tail [Greek skorpios]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Scorpion - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio Scorpio individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
	2.	Scorpion - the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpio
	3.	scorpion - arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger arachnid, arachnoid - air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs order Scorpionida, Scorpionida - true scorpions

Translations

scorpion [ˈskɔːpɪən] n → alacrán m; escorpión m

scorpion [ˈskɔːpɪən] n → scorpion m

scorpion [ˈskɔːpɪən] n → Skorpion m

scorpion [ˈskɔːpɪən] n → scorpione m

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scorpion

n scorpion [ˈskoːpiən]

an animal of the same class as spiders that has a tail with a sting. skerpioenعَقْرَبскорпионštírskorpionder Skorpionσκορπιόςescorpión, alacránskorpionعقربskorpioniscorpionעַקרָבबिच्छूškorpionskorpiókalajengkingsporðdrekiscorpioneさそり전갈skorpionasskorpionskala jengkingschorpioenskorpionskorpionescorpiãoscor­pionскорпионškorpiónškorpijonškorpijaskorpionแมงป่องakrep蠍子скорпіонعقرب، بچھوcon bọ cạp蝎子