Scorpion (novel)
WordNet
noun
(1) Arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting
(2) The eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
(3) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
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Etymology
From Old French scorpion, from Latin scorpio, ultimately from .
Noun
- Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a poisonous sting in the end.
See also
- arachnid
- Scorpio
- Wikipedia article on scorpions
- scorpion kick