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   scor·pi·on

   /ˈskôrpēən/

   noun

   • 1. a terrestrial arachnid with pincers similar to those of a lobster and a venomous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over its back. Most kinds live in tropical and subtropical areas.
   • ▪ used in names of arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g. false scorpion, water scorpion.
   • ▪ the zodiacal sign Scorpio or the constellation Scorpius.
   • ▪ a whip with metal points.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin scorpio(n-), based on Greek skorpios ‘scorpion’.

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