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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scor•pi•on /ˈskɔrpiən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Invertebrates, Insectsa small animal that has a front pair of pincers and a long, upcurved tail with a poisonous stinger.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scor•pi•on (skôr′pē ən),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebrates, Insectsany of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- Astronomy the Scorpion, Scorpius.
- Reptilesany of various harmless lizards, esp. the red- or orange-headed males of certain North American skinks.
- Biblea whip or scourge that has spikes attached. I Kings 12:11.
- Greek skorpíos) + -iōn- noun, nominal suffix, perh. after pāpiliō (stem pāpiliōn-) butterfly, or stelliō (stem stelliōn-) gecko
- Latin scorpiōn- (stem of scorpiō), equivalent. to scorp(ius) scorpion (
- 1175–1225; Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scorpion /ˈskɔːpɪən/ n - any arachnid of the order Scorpionida, of warm dry regions, having a segmented body with a long tail terminating in a venomous sting
- false scorpion ⇒ any small nonvenomous arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida (or Chelonethida), which superficially resemble scorpions but lack the long tail
- a barbed scourge (I Kings 12:11)
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin scorpiō, from Greek skorpios, of obscure origin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Scorpion /ˈskɔːpɪən/ n - the Scorpion ⇒ the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
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