A scorpion is a small creature which looks like a large insect. Scorpions have a long curved tail, and some of them are poisonous.
scorpion in British English
(ˈskɔːpɪən)
noun
1.
any arachnid of the order Scorpionida, of warm dry regions, having a segmented body with a long tail terminating in a venomous sting
2. false scorpion
3.
any of various other similar arachnids, such as the whip scorpion, or other arthropods, such as the water scorpion
4. Old Testament
a barbed scourge (I Kings 12:11)
5. history
a war engine for hurling stones; ballista
Word origin
C13: via Old French from Latin scorpiō, from Greek skorpios, of obscure origin
Scorpion in British English
(ˈskɔːpɪən)
noun
the Scorpion
scorpion in American English
(ˈskɔrpiən)
noun
1.
any of an order (Scorpiones) of arachnids found in warm regions, with a front pair of nipping claws and a long, slender, jointed tail ending in a curved, poisonous sting
2. Bible
a variety of whip or scourge
Idioms:
the Scorpion
Word origin
OFr < L scorpio < Gr skorpios, scorpion, kind of fish < IE base *(s)ker-, to cut > shear
Examples of 'scorpion' in a sentence
scorpion
Replying as curtly as feebleness permitted, Burnell explained how he had been stung by a scorpion.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
If you really were stung by a scorpion, which I doubt, it was a mark of an anatomical displacement.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
Word lists with
scorpion
crustacean
In other languages
scorpion
British English: scorpion /ˈskɔːpɪən/ NOUN
A scorpion is a small creature which looks like a large insect. Scorpions have a long curved tail, and some of them are poisonous.
American English: scorpion
Arabic: عَقْرَب
Brazilian Portuguese: escorpião
Chinese: 蝎子
Croatian: škorpion životinja
Czech: štír
Danish: skorpion
Dutch: schorpioen dier
European Spanish: escorpión
Finnish: skorpioni eläin
French: scorpion
German: Skorpion Tier
Greek: σκορπιός ζώο
Italian: scorpione
Japanese: サソリ
Korean: 전갈
Norwegian: skorpion
Polish: skorpion zwierzę
European Portuguese: escorpião
Romanian: scorpion
Russian: скорпион
Latin American Spanish: escorpión
Swedish: skorpion
Thai: แมงป่อง
Turkish: akrep
Ukrainian: скорпіон
Vietnamese: con bọ cạp
All related terms of 'scorpion'
book scorpion
any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpionida ( false scorpions ), esp Chelifer cancroides , which are sometimes found in old books, etc
scorpion fish
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
any of various insects of the family Panorpidae, of the N hemisphere , having a scorpion-like but nonvenomous tail in the males, long antennae, and a beaklike snout : order Mecoptera
sea scorpion
any of various northern marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae, esp Taurulus bubalis ( long-spined sea scorpion ). They have a tapering body and a large head covered with bony plates and spines
the Scorpion
the constellation Scorpio , the eighth sign of the zodiac
whip scorpion
any nonvenomous arachnid of the order Uropygi (or Pedipalpi ), typically resembling a scorpion but lacking a sting
false scorpion
any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida , which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps , which are poison organs
scorpion grass
any temperate low-growing plant of the mainly European boraginaceous genus Myosotis , having clusters of small typically blue flowers
water scorpion
any of various long-legged aquatic insects of the heteropterous family Nepidae, which breathe by means of a long spinelike tube that projects from the rear of the body and penetrates the surface of the water
scorpionfish
any of various small, marine scorpaenids (esp. genus Scorpaena ) with poisonous spines in the dorsal , anal , and pelvic fins
sun spider
any predatory , scorpionlike arachnid of the order Solifugae (or Solpugida), having enormously developed mouth pincers and a long body covered with tactile hairs, inhabiting deserts and plains regions in all warm parts of the world except Australia
long-spined sea scorpion
Cottus bubalis or Taurulus bubalis
short-spined sea scorpion
a large sea scorpion , Myoxocephalus scorpius , occurring in British and European coastal waters
forget-me-not
A forget-me-not is a small plant with tiny blue flowers.