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SCORPION
scorpion
(noun) arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion
(noun) the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
Scorpio, Scorpion
(noun) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scorpion (plural scorpions)
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.
(historical) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
A very spiteful or vindictive person.
A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot.
(obsolete, biblical) A whip with points like a scorpion's tail.
Etymology
Noun
Scorpion (plural Scorpions)
The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpio.
Someone with the Scorpio star sign
Adjective
Scorpion (not comparable)
(astrology) of, or pertaining to, the Scorpio star sign
Source: Wiktionary
Scor"pi*on, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. sharp.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender post- abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New Worlds.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus). [Local, U.S.]
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: the scorpene.
4. (Script.)
Definition: A painful scourge. My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 1 Kings xii. 11.
5. (Astron.)
Definition: A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
6. (Antiq.)
Definition: An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles. Book scorpion. (Zoöl.) See under Book.
РFalse scorpion. (Zo̦l.) See under False, and Book scorpion.
РScorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zo̦l.) See Nepa.
РScorpion fly (Zo̦l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa. See Panorpid.
– Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis. M. palustris is the forget-me-not.
– Sorpion senna (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub (Coronilla Emerus) having a slender joined pod, like a scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.
РScorpion shell (Zo̦l.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras. See Pteroceras.
РScorpion spiders. (Zo̦l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.
– Scorpion's tail (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus Scorpiurus, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also called caterpillar.
– Scorpion's thorn (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant (Genista Scorpius) of Southern Europe.
– The Scorpion's Heart (Astron.), the star Antares in the constellation Scorpio.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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