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scorpion

noun

  1. order of arachnids
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From the animal scorpion, from Latin scorpio (“scorpion”).

  1. Of or relating to the Scorpio star sign.

name

Etymology: From the animal scorpion, from Latin scorpio (“scorpion”).

  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius.

    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 […]

    The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, Buttocks, and other privatives [sic] of Man or Woman.

noun

Etymology: From the animal scorpion, from Latin scorpio (“scorpion”).

  1. Someone with the Scorpio star sign.

    No racketting around and cocktail parties for those born under the influence of the Water-carrier and the Archer. No nylons for Scorpions.