scor‧pi‧on /ˈskɔːpiən $ -ɔːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin scorpio, from Greek skorpios]
a tropical animal like an insect, with a curving tail and a poisonous sting
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