Scorpion

['skɔːpɪən] or ['skɚpɪən]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger.

格伦达整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.

(n.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).

(n.) The scorpene.

(n.) A painful scourge.

(n.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.

(n.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.

黛娜編輯

解釋/意思:

n. a name applicable to any member of the family Scorpionid included along with spiders mites &c. in the heterogeneous class Arachnida—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 Arachnida.—ns. Scor′pion-fish a sea-scorpion; Scor′pion-fly an insect having its abdomen curled like a scorpion; Scor′pion-grass the forget-me-not: the mouse-ear; Scorpion′ida an order of Arachnida 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.

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