scorpion
/ˈskɔːpɪən/noun
1- a terrestrial arachnid which has lobster-like pincers and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over the back. Most kinds live in tropical and subtropical areas.蝎子。
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- Order Scorpiones.蝎目。
1.2
- used in names of other arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g. false scorpion, water scorpion.［用于其他似蝎子的蜘蛛类节肢动物和昆虫的名称中, 如false scorpion, water scorpion］。
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the Scorpion
the zodiacal sign Scorpio or the constellation Scorpius天蝎宫; 天蝎星座。
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scorpions
poetic/literary a whip with metal points〈诗/文〉多个金属头的鞭子。- ORIGIN: with allusion to 1 Kings 12:11.
词源
Middle English:via Old French from Latin scorpio（n-）， based on Greek skorpios 'scorpion'.