Scorpion

proper nounnounadjectivecommon in dialogue

The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius.

proper noun

1
The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius.
And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, / To Paradise first tending, when behold / Satan in likeness of an Angel bright / Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing / His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose […]
The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, Buttocks, and other privatives [sic] of Man or Woman.
Ras Alhague is […] nearly due north of Lesath, in the tail of the Scorpion, at the distance of 51 degrees: […]
The Crab and the Scorpion much resemble each other, as indeed they do in many other instances, the former being a reduplication of the latter.

Etymology

From the animal scorpion, from Latin scorpio (“scorpion”).

noun

1
Someone with the Scorpio star sign.
No racketting around and cocktail parties for those born under the influence of the Water-carrier and the Archer. No nylons for Scorpions.

adjective

1
Of or relating to the Scorpio star sign.

Forms

plural: Scorpions

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Scorpion · The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius.

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