scorpion
noun /ˈskɔːpiən/
/ˈskɔːrpiən/
- a small creature like an insect with eight legs, two front claws (= curved and pointed arms) and a long tail that curves over its back and can give a poisonous sting. Scorpions live in hot countries.
enlarge image- Being stung by a scorpion is extremely dangerous.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryScorpion is used before these nouns:- sting
- venom
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin scorpio(n-), based on Greek skorpios ‘scorpion’.
