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(skôr′pē ən)

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

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

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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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin scorpiō, scorpiōn-

Origin: , alteration of scorpius

Origin: , from Greek skorpios

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