scorpion
noun
- any of an order (Scorpiones) of arachnids found in warm regions, with a front pair of nipping claws and a long, slender, jointed tail ending in a curved, poisonous sting
- Bible a variety of whip or scourge
See scorpion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(skôrˈpē-ən)
noun- 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.
- Scorpion See Scorpius.
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