SCORPIO
Scor"pi*o, n.; pl. Scorpiones. Etym: [L.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A scorpion.
2. (Astron.) (a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [scorpio] in almanacs. (b) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion.
SCORPIODEA
Scor`pi*o"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Scorpiones.
SCORPIOID; SCORPIOIDAL
Scor"pi*oid, Scor`pi*oid"al, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion's tail.
SCORPION
Scor"pi*on, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. sharp.]
1. (Zoöl.)