Scorpion

skor′pi-un, n. a name applicable to any member of the family Scorpionidæ , included along with spiders, mites, . in the heterogeneous cla Arachnid a —they have an elongated body, claws like the lobster, and a poisonous sting in the tail: one of the signs of the zodiac: ( B. ) a whip with points like a scorpion's tail: an old military engine: any person of virulent hatred or animosity.— n. Scor′pio , a scorpion: ( astron. ) a constellation and the eighth sign of the zodiac.— adj. Scor′pioid , curled like the tail of a scorpion.— n. Scor′pion-bug , a large predacious water-beetle.— n.pl. Scorpiō′nes , true scorpions, a sub-order of Arachnid a .— ns. Scor′pion-fish , a sea-scorpion; Scor′pion-fly , an insect having its abdomen curled like a scorpion; Scor′pion-gra , the forget-me-not: the mouse-ear; Scorpion′ida , an order of Arachnid a , containing the Scorpiones or true scorpions; Scor′pion-lob′ster , a long-tailed crustacean; Scor′pion-plant , a Javan orchid with large creamy flower supposed to resemble a spider; Scor′pion-shell , a gasteropod distinguished by long, channelled spines; Scor′pion-spī′der , a whip-scorpion; Scor′pion-wort , a leguminous plant native of southern Europe; Scorpiū′rus , a genus of leguminous plants named scorpion's tail. [Fr.,—L. scorpio —Gr. skorpios .]