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1. (n.) scorpion
any arachnid of the order Scorpiones, common in warm climates, having a front pair of pincers and a long, upcurved tail that ends in a venomous stinger.
2. scorpion
the Scorpion,
3. scorpion
Bible. a whip or scourge. I Kings 12:11.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < L scorpiō, s. scorpiōn-=scorp(ius) scorpion (< Gk skorpíos) +-iō n. suffix, perh. after pāpiliō butterfly, or stelliō gecko)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Scorpio, Scorpion
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
2. (noun) Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion
the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
3. (noun) scorpion
arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
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1. (noun) scorpion
an animal like an insect with a tail that stings
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scorpion
any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting
2. (noun) scorpion
the pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)
3. (noun) scorpion
the scorpene
4. (noun) scorpion
a painful scourge
5. (noun) scorpion
a sign and constellation. See Scorpio
6. (noun) scorpion
an ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles
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Sense: an animal of the same class as spiders that has a tail with a sting.
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 Afrikaans: skerpioen |
 Arabic: عَقْرَب |
 Bulgarian: скорпион |
 Brazilian: escorpião |
 Czech: štír |
 German: der Skorpion |
 Danish: skorpion |
 Greek: σκορπιός |
 Spanish: escorpión, alacrán |
 Estonian: skorpion |
 Farsi: عقرب |
 Finnish: skorpioni |
 French: scorpion |
 Hebrew: עַקרָב |
 Hindi: बिच्छू |
 Croatian: škorpion |
 Hungarian: skorpió |
 Indonesian: kalajengking |
 Icelandic: sporðdreki |
 Italian: scorpione |
 Japanese: さそり |
 Korean: 전갈 |
 Lithuanian: skorpionas |
 Latvian: skorpions |
 Malay: kala jengking |
 Dutch: schorpioen |
 Norwegian: skorpion |
 Polish: skorpion |
 Persian: عقرب |
 Pashto: لړم، يوډول متروكه |
 Portuguese: escorpião |
 Romanian: scorpion |
 Russian: скорпион |
 Slovak: škorpión |
 Slovenian: škorpijon |
 Serbian: škorpija |
 Swedish: skorpion |
 Thai: แมงป่อง |
 Turkish: akrep |
 Taiwanese: 蠍子 |
 Ukrainian: скорпіон |
 Urdu: عقرب، بچھو |
 Vietnamese: con bọ cạp |
 Chinese: 蝎子 |
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