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scorpion

scor·pi·on [ skáwrpee ən ] (plural scor·pi·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
arachnid with poisonous stinger: a nocturnal arachnid of warm dry regions that has a long body with pincers in front and a thin segmented upturned tail tipped with a venomous sting. Order Scorpionida.

[12th century. Via French< Latin scorpion-, stem of scorpio, alteration of scorpius< Greek skorpios "scorpion, scorpion fish"]
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