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scorpaenoid |
scorpaenoid fish |
scorpaenoidea |
scorpene |
scorper |
scorpio
| scorpio the scorpion
| scorpiodea
| scorpioid
| scorpioid cyme
| scorpioidal
scorpio
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun scorpio has 3 senses
- scorpio(n = noun.person) scorpion - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
- scorpio(n = noun.object) scorpius - a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius; Array is a part of zodiac
- scorpio(n = noun.location) scorpio the scorpion, scorpion - the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21; Array is a kind of house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign
is a kind of constellation
CIDE DICTIONARY
scorpio, n. [L.].
- A scorpion. [1913 Webster]
- The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [
1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scorpio, n. (pl. -os)
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a scorpion.
2 a the eighth sign of the zodiac (the Scorpion). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a scorpion.
2 a the eighth sign of the zodiac (the Scorpion). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
Derivative
Scorpian adj. & n.
Etymology
ME f. L (as SCORPION)
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