scorpion
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pi noun
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.
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3.
any of various harmless lizards, especially 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any arachnid of the order Scorpionida, of warm dry regions, having a segmented body with a long tail terminating in a venomous sting |
| 2. | false scorpion See book scorpion any small nonvenomous arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida (or Chelonethida), which superficially resemble scorpions but lack the long tail |
| 3. | any of various other similar arachnids, such as the whip scorpion, or other arthropods, such as the water scorpion |
| 4. | Old Testament a barbed scourge (I Kings 12:11) |
| 5. | history a war engine for hurling stones; ballista |
| [C13: via Old French from Latin scorpiō, from Greek skorpios, of obscure origin] | |
| Scorpion (ˈskɔːpɪən) | |
| —n | |
| the Scorpion the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac | |
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Word Origin & History
scorpion
early 13c., from O.Fr. scorpion, from L. scorpionem (nom. scorpio), extended form of scorpius, from Gk. skorpios "a scorpion," from PIE base *(s)ker- "to cut" (see shear). The Sp. alacran "scorpion" is from Arabic al-'aqrab.
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Computing Dictionary
Scorpion definition
Twenty tools that can be used to construct specialised programming environments. The Scorpion Project was started by Prof. Richard Snodgrass
Version 6.0 runs on Sun-3, Sun-4, VAX, Decstation, Iris, Sequent, HP9000.
See also Candle.
(ftp://cs.arizona.edu/scorpion/).
Mailing list: info-scorpion-request@cs.arizona.edu.
E-mail:
(1993-11-04)
Example sentences
There is an old story about a scorpion and a turtle.
Yoga on the beach is a common practice on this island with a large scorpion population.
Then a couple of years back there was the plane that had to be held on the tarmac due to the scorpion.
With it, you can still get nowhere if you're great in the library but have the social grace of a scorpion.
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