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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scorpion \scor"pion\, n. f., fr. l. scorpio, scorpius, gr. ?,
perhaps akin to e. sharp.
1. zool. any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
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note: scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender
post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last
of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. the
venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with
redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal
glands, when an extremity is affected. it is seldom if
ever destructive of life. scorpions are found widely
dispersed in the warm climates of both the old and new
worlds.
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2. zool. the pine or gray lizard sceloporus undulatus.
local, u. s.
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3. zool. the scorpene.
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4. script. a painful scourge.
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my father hath chastised you with whips, but i will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 kings xii.
11.
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5. astron. a sign and constellation. see scorpio.
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6. antiq. an ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
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book scorpion. zool. see under book.
false scorpion. zool. see under false, and book
scorpion.
scorpion bug, or water scorpion zool. see nepa.
scorpion fly zool., a neuropterous insect of the genus
panorpa. see panorpid.
scorpion grass bot., a plant of the genus myosotis.
myosotis palustris is the forget-me-not.
scorpion senna bot., a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub
coronilla emerus having a slender joined pod, like a
scorpion's tail. the leaves are said to yield a dye like
indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.
scorpion shell zool., any shell of the genus pteroceras.
see pteroceras.
scorpion spiders. zool., any one of the pedipalpi.
scorpion's tail bot., any plant of the leguminous genus
scorpiurus, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also
called caterpillar.
scorpion's thorn bot., a thorny leguminous plant
genista scorpius of southern europe.
the scorpion's heart astron., the star antares in the
constellation scorpio.
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see also:
scorpiones sceloporus undulatus scorpio book scorpion book false scorpion
false book scorpion scorpion bug water scorpion nepa
scorpion fly panorpa panorpid scorpion grass myosotis
myosotis palustris forget-me-not scorpion senna coronilla emerus scorpion shell
pteroceras scorpion spiders scorpion's tail scorpiurus caterpillar
scorpion's thorn genista scorpius the scorpion's heart
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Grass, definition of term: Grass
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Lemon Grass, definition of term: Lemon Grass
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Panic Grass, definition of term: Panic Grass
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June Grass, definition of term: June Grass
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Johnson Grass, definition of term: Johnson Grass
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