Definition of scorpion in English:
scorpion
noun ˈskɔːpɪənˈskɔrpiən
1A terrestrial arachnid with pincers similar to those of a lobster and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over its back. Most kinds live in tropical and subtropical areas.
Order Scorpiones
- Inceoglu collected venom - carefully - by permitting scorpions to sting vials covered with a film.
- A few yards away, a South African officer has found one of the small but highly poisonous scorpions which infest the area.
- Some of the more poisonous scorpions lived in the deserts of Egypt.
- Turning swiftly toward its prey, the scorpion darts forward with pincers outstretched, finally grabbing and stinging its victim.
- As the frog struggles against the current with the scorpion on his back, he suddenly feels the piercing sting of the scorpion's tail.
- 1.1 Used in names of arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g. false scorpion, water scorpion.
- 1.2the Scorpion The zodiacal sign Scorpio or the constellation Scorpius.
- 1.3scorpionsliterary A whip with metal points.
Origin
Middle English: via Old French from Latin scorpio(n-), based on Greek skorpios 'scorpion'.
Rhymes
Scorpian
Definition of scorpion in US English:
scorpion
nounˈskɔrpiənˈskôrpēən
1A terrestrial arachnid with pincers similar to those of a lobster and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over its back. Most kinds live in tropical and subtropical areas.
Order Scorpiones
- Some of the more poisonous scorpions lived in the deserts of Egypt.
- Inceoglu collected venom - carefully - by permitting scorpions to sting vials covered with a film.
- As the frog struggles against the current with the scorpion on his back, he suddenly feels the piercing sting of the scorpion's tail.
- A few yards away, a South African officer has found one of the small but highly poisonous scorpions which infest the area.
- Turning swiftly toward its prey, the scorpion darts forward with pincers outstretched, finally grabbing and stinging its victim.
- 1.1 Used in names of arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g. false scorpion, water scorpion.
- 1.2the Scorpion The zodiacal sign Scorpio or the constellation Scorpius.
- 1.3scorpionsliterary A whip with metal points.
Origin
Middle English: via Old French from Latin scorpio(n-), based on Greek skorpios ‘scorpion’.