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scorpion

scorpion

56 2.5
A small animal with eight legs and a curved tail that can sting and hurt people
  • noun
  • /ˈskɔːrpiən/
translation icon : escorpión
  • In Arizona, most homeowners have black lights because scorpions are bioluminescent.
  • scorpion's stinger
  • scorpions and spiders
  • male scorpion

No, because that's the scorpion's nature is to sting.

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Examples

  • During the tedium of awaiting war, our platoon would stage scorpion fights in the sand.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I did kill a scorpion, when we first moved in here.

  • You know the story about the scorpion and the frog?

  • There are scorpions in my bedroom!

  • His attention shifted when a scorpion fell from the swaying branches onto his hand.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Before dawn, he told them to shake out their shoes for scorpions, and when they did, one tumbled out.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • While camping in the desert, we found a scorpion hiding under a rock.

  • My friend nearly stepped on a scorpion while hiking in the warm, dry canyon.

  • The scorpion lifted its tail, ready to defend itself with its venomous stinger.

Compounds

A sea fish with a pointed body and spines that give a painful sting

A very small animal like a tiny scorpion that lives in old books and papers

A small animal like a scorpion but with no tail or stinger

A star sign for people born from about October 23 to November 21 shown as a scorpion

An insect that eats insects, with a long beak and antennae, whose males have a curved tail like a scorpion

A tropical sea snail with long curved spines around the shell opening

9.8

A plant with clusters of purple or blue flowers that often grows in North America

sea scorpion
  • Specialized
8.8

A fish that lives near the coast with a narrow body, armored head, and venomous spines

water scorpion
  • Specialized
9.5

A long-legged water insect with front legs to catch small animals and a tail-like breathing tube

A small animal like a spider with a long thin tail and no sting

An animal like a scorpion with a long thin tail and no sting

How Dangerous

king cobra
  • Indian
1 4.9
black widow
  • US
12 5.6
scorpion
56 2.5
bee
353 1.0
ladybird
  • UK
3 1.0

Surface Forms

scorpion singular
scorpions plural

Etymology

Scorpion comes from the Greek word skorpios, and the same root appears in the star sign Scorpio. The Greek name points to the animal's long tail and sharp 'sting', so a scorpion is an animal with a poisonous tail.