scorpion


Definition: Meaning of, scorpion in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈskɔːpɪən /

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scorpion scorpions
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  1. a tropical animal like an insect with a curving tail and a poisonous sting
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Scorpion


Definition: Meaning of, Scorpion in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈskɔːpjən /

  • noun
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
Scorpion scorpions
  1. the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
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  2. astrology a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
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Scorpion used in phrases

  • Scorpio the Scorpion (noun)
    1. the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
  • book scorpion (noun)
    1. minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers
  • false scorpion (noun)
    1. small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
  • scorpion fish (noun)
    1. any of various scorpaenid fishes of the genus Scorpaena and related genera, of temperate and tropical seas, having venomous spines on the dorsal and anal fins
  • scorpion fly (noun)
    1. any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous
  • scorpion shell (noun)
    1. any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines
  • sea scorpion (noun)
    1. marine fishes having a tapering body with an armoured head and venomous spines
  • water scorpion (noun)
    1. long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube
  • whip-scorpion (noun)
    1. nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger
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