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Definition of Scorpio

1. Noun. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio.

2. Noun. A large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius.

3. Noun. The eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21.

Definition of Scorpio

1. n. A scorpion.

Definition of Scorpio

1. Proper noun. (zodiac constellations): A constellation of the zodiac, roughly shaped like a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares. ¹

2. Proper noun. (astrology): The zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 24 - November 22. ¹

3. Noun. Someone with a Scorpio star sign ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Scorpio

1. Origin: L. 1. A scorpion. 2. The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scorpio

scornings scornless scorns scornworthy scorny scorodite scorpaenid scorpaenid fish scorpaenids scorpaeniform

scorpaenoid scorpaenoid fish scorpene scorper scorpers scorpio (current term) scorpiodea scorpioid scorpioid cyme scorpion

scorpion fish scorpion fly scorpion kick scorpion kicks scorpion shell scorpion venoms scorpion weed scorpionate scorpionates scorpiones

Literary usage of Scorpio

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"scorpio, on the other hand, in common FIG. 28.—The right coxal gland of Limulus ... IV, VI, whereas in scorpio the latter have a separate origin from the ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Society of Biblical Archaeology (1891)
"Eight-legged reptile something like a lobster, for scorpio." Church, York. ... scorpio. " A queer conventional beast with a long-pointed and twisted tail. ..."

3. The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Hiram Mattison, Henry Whitall (1856)
"The Egyptians 1xe>l the entrance oi ilie im into scorpio as the commencement ... The death of Osiris, then, was lamented when the sun in scorpio descended ..."

4. The Geography of the Heavens and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Thomas Dick (1843)
"scorpio. THE scorpioN.—This is the eighth sign, and ninth constellation, in the order of the Zodiac. It presents one of the most interesting groups of stars ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Limulus thus agrees with scorpio and differ? from the Crustacea, ... The lateral eyes of scorpio consist of groups of separate small lenses each with its ..."

6. Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law: Containing All the Decisions of by James Perronet Aspinall, Butler Aspinall, Geoffrey Hutchinson, James. A. Petrie, F. A. P. Rowe, Bruce Farthing (1873)
"The scorpio was a screw steamer of 661 tons, bound on a voyage from Sunderland to ... The scorpio, at the request of the master of the Wittem, III., ..."

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