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scorpioid
scor·pi·oid
/
ˈskɔr
piˌɔɪd
/
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[
skawr
-pee-oid
]
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adjective
1.
resembling a scorpion.
2.
belonging or pertaining to the Scorpionida, the order of arachnids comprising the scorpions.
3.
curved at the end like the tail of a scorpion.
Origin:
1830–40;
<
Latin
scorpi
(
ō
)
scorpion
+
-oid
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scorpioid
(ˈskɔːpɪˌɔɪd)
—
adj
1.
of, relating to, or resembling scorpions or the order (
Scorpionida
) to which they belong
2.
botany
(esp of a cymose inflorescence) having the main stem coiled during development
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