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scor·pi·on

(skôr′pē-ən)

1. Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, chiefly of warm dry regions, having large claws and a segmented tail that curves over the back and is tipped with a venomous sting.

2. Scorpion See Scorpius.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin scorpiō, scorpiōn-, alteration of scorpius, from Greek skorpios.]

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scorpion

(ˈskɔːpɪən)

1. (Animals) any arachnid of the order Scorpionida, of warm dry regions, having a segmented body with a long tail terminating in a venomous sting

2. (Animals) false scorpion any small nonvenomous arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida (or Chelonethida), which superficially resemble scorpions but lack the long tail. See book scorpion

3. (Animals) any of various other similar arachnids, such as the whip scorpion, or other arthropods, such as the water scorpion

4. (Bible) Old Testament a barbed scourge (I Kings 12:11)

5. (Historical Terms) history a war engine for hurling stones; ballista

[C13: via Old French from Latin scorpiō, from Greek skorpios, of obscure origin]

Scorpion

(ˈskɔːpɪən)

(Astronomy) the Scorpion the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac

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scor•pi•on

(ˈskɔr pi ən)

n.

1. 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. the Scorpion, Scorpius.

3. Bible. a whip or scourge. I Kings 12:11.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Latin scorpiō, s. scorpiōn-=scorp(ius) scorpion (< Greek skorpíos) + -iō n. suffix, perhaps after pāpiliō butterfly, or stelliō gecko]

scor`pi•on′ic (-ˈɒn ɪk) adj.

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Noun	1.	Scorpion - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio Scorpio individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
	2.	Scorpion - the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpio
	3.	scorpion - arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger arachnid, arachnoid - air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs order Scorpionida, Scorpionida - true scorpions

Translations

عَقْرَب

štír

skorpion

Skorpion

σκορπιός

escorpión alacrán

عقرب

skorpioni

scorpion

škorpion

skorpió

kalajengking

sporðdrekisporîdreki

Scorpione

サソリ

전갈

skorpionas

skorpions

scorpion

škorpión

škorpijon

skorpion

แมงป่อง

akrep

con bọ cạp

蝎子

scorpion

[ˈskɔːpɪən] N → alacrán m, escorpión m

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scorpion

[ˈskɔː^rpiən] n → scorpion m

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scorpion

n → Skorpion m

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scorpion

[ˈskɔːpɪən] n → scorpione m

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scorpion

(ˈskoːpiən) noun

an animal of the same class as spiders that has a tail with a sting.

scorpion

→ عَقْرَب štír skorpion Skorpion σκορπιός escorpión skorpioni scorpion škorpion scorpione サソリ 전갈 schorpioen skorpion skorpion escorpião скорпион skorpion แมงป่อง akrep con bọ cạp 蝎子

scor·pi·on

n., Gr. escorpión, alacrán;

___ sting → picadura de ___.

scorpion

n alacrán m (esp. Amer), escorpión m

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He had caught a goodly number, when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reached out his hand to take him.

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It seems that he threatened to kill every beast there was on earth; whereupon, in her anger, Earth sent up against him a scorpion of very great size by which he was stung and so perished.

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It's the Scorpion' they're giving me, Gerald--or the mystery ship, as they call it in the navy."

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He whom the flame of jealousy encompasseth, turneth at last, like the scorpion, the poisoned sting against himself.

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That passion which had formerly been so exquisitely delicious, became now a scorpion in her bosom.

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These pieces vanished no one knew where, and only the lion's head remained, which was at once changed into a scorpion. Quick as thought the princess assumed the form of a serpent and gave battle to the scorpion, who, finding he was getting the worst of it, turned himself into an eagle and took flight.

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"Very well; if ever you meet him again, wherever it may be, whether on the high road or in the street or in a church, anywhere that he or you may be, put your foot on his neck and crush him without pity, without mercy, as you would crush a viper or a scorpion! destroy him utterly and quit him not until he is dead; the lives of five men are not safe, in my opinion, as long as he is on the earth."

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I found one cannibal scorpion quietly devouring another.

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As he used to say, he "liked to account to himself" for practically everything that came in his way, down to a miserable scorpion he had found in his cabin a week before.

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And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, To Paradise first tending, when behold SATAN in likeness of an Angel bright Betwixt the CENTAURE and the SCORPION stearing His ZENITH, while the Sun in ARIES rose: Disguis'd he came, but those his Children dear Thir Parent soon discern'd, though in disguise.

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You're a scorpion--a brimstone scorpion! You're a sweltering toad.

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It was a little like a scorpion, but was not a scorpion, but far more horrible, and especially so, because there are no creatures anything like it in nature, and because it had appeared to me for a purpose, and bore some mysterious signification.