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SCORPION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scorpion" is a kind of...):
arachnid; arachnoid (air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs)
Holonyms ("scorpion" is a member of...):
order Scorpionida; Scorpionida (true scorpions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
Synonyms:
Scorpio; Scorpio the Scorpion; Scorpion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Synonyms:
Scorpio; Scorpion
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Scorpion" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
