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1. Arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger

1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
   - Scorpio
    
2. The eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
   - Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion

Derived forms: scorpions

Type of: arachnid, arachnoid, house, individual, mansion, mortal, person, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, somebody, someone, soul, star sign

Part of: order Scorpionida, Scorpionida

Encyclopedia: Scorpion Scorpion, Part I Scorpion, Part II