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 [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]

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Scorpion [ˈskɔːpɪən]

n

(Astronomy) the. the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac

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

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scorpion [ˈskɔː^rpiən] n → scorpion m

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scorpion

n → Skorpion m

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scorpion [ˈskɔːpɪən] n → scorpione m

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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. 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

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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