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scorpion definition

scor·pion (skôr′pē ən)

noun

  1. 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
  2. Bible a variety of whip or scourge

Etymology: OFr < L scorpio < Gr skorpios, scorpion, kind of fish < IE base *(s)ker-, to cut > shear

scorpion Idioms

the Scorpion

Scorpius, the constellation, or Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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