scorpion
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈskɔːrpiən/
:
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.
- No, because that's the scorpion's nature is to sting.
- It's like trying to turn a scorpion into a pet.
- There's there's literally rattlesnakes, there's scorpions, there's coyotes.
- And now I shake it out for the fear that there is a spider or scorpion inside of the blanket.
- General Edmund Allenby, the British commander, got a fighting spider whose jaws could sever a scorpion's tail.
- Coast on the road and scorpions and scorpions for Sergio.
- If there was a scorpion First off they are big as shit.
- And so we drew up a little scorpion lobster boy.
- All right, Lindsay, this is the straight leg scorpion.
- All right, so this next one is the eye of the scorpion.
- You know, you go down to Nevada, they got a scorpion.
Examples
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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.
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You know the story about the scorpion and the frog?
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There are scorpions in my bedroom!
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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.
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My friend nearly stepped on a scorpion while hiking in the warm, dry canyon.
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The scorpion lifted its tail, ready to defend itself with its venomous stinger.
Compounds
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 plant with clusters of purple or blue flowers that often grows in North America
- Specialized
A fish that lives near the coast with a narrow body, armored head, and venomous spines
- Specialized
A long-legged water insect with front legs to catch small animals and a tail-like breathing tube
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
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.