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Noun: scorpion  skor-pee-un
  1. Arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
Noun: Scorpion
  1. The eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
    - Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion
     
  2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
    - Scorpio

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, Part II