Definition of: scorpion

(skôr′pē·ən) noun
1. One of an order (Scorpionida) of rapacious arachnids with elongated, lobsterlike bodies and segmented tails which bear a poisonous sting: they are chiefly tropical but occur as far north as Canada.
2. The harmless pine lizard (genus Sceloporus) of the southern United States.
3. An instrument of chastisement; a whip or scourge. I Kings xii 11.
4. An ancient ballistic engine. [<OF <L scorpio, -onis <Gk. skorpios]
INDIAN SCORPION
s. Stinger.

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Definition of: scorpion

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