| 单词 | scorpion |
| 释义 | scorpion —scorpionic /skawr'pee on"ik/, adj. /skawr"pee euhn/, n. 1. any 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. 2. the Scorpion, Astron. Scorpius. 3. any of various harmless lizards, esp. the red- or orange-headed males of certain North American skinks. 4. Bible. a whip or scourge that has spikes attached. I Kings 12:11. [1175-1225; ME < L scorpion- (s. of scorpio), equiv. to scorp(ius) scorpion ( < Gk skorpíos) + -ion- n. suffix, perh. after papilio (s. papilion-) butterfly, or stellio (s. stellion-) gecko] |
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