English-Thai Dictionary

scorpion

N แมงป่อง  mang-pong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCORPION

n.[L. scorpio; Gr. probably altered from the Oriental. ] 1. In zoology, an insect of the genus Scorpio, or rather the genus itself, containing several species, natives of southern or warm climates. This animal has eight feet, two claws in front, eight eyes, three on each side of the thorax and two on the back, and a long jointed tail ending in a pointed weapon or sting. It is found in the south of Europe, where it seldom exceeds four inches in length. In tropical climates, it grows to a foot in length, and resembles a lobster. The sting of this animal is sometimes fatal to life.
2. In Scripture, a painful scourge; a kind of whip armed with points like a scorpion's tail. 1 Kings 12:11.
Malicious and crafty men, who delight in injuring others, are compared to scorpions. Ezekiel 2:6.
3. In astronomy, the eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters, Oct. 23.
4. A sea fish. [L. scorpius. ]
Water scorpion, an aquatic insect of the genus Nepa.

 

SCORPION-FLY

n.An insect of the genus Panorna, having a tail which resembles that of a scorpion.

 

SCORPION-GRASS, SCORPIONS TAIL

n.A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with trailing herbaceous stalks, and producing a pod resembling a caterpillar, whence it is called caterpillars. The mouse-ear scorpion-grass, is of the genus Myosotis.

 

SCORPION-SENNA

n.A plant of the genus Coronilla.

 

SCORPIONS-THORN

n.A plant of the genus Ulex.

 

SCORPION-WORT

n.A plant, the Ornithopus scorpioides.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCORPION

Scor "pi *on, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. sharp. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.

 

Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender post- abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New Worlds.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus ). [Local, U.S.]

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: the scorpene.

 

4. (Script. )

 

Defn: A painful scourge. My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 1 Kings xii. 11.

 

5. (Astron.)

 

Defn: A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.

 

6. (Antiq.)

 

Defn: An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles. Book scorpion. (Zoöl.) See under Book. -- False scorpion. (Zoöl.) See under False, and Book scorpion. -- Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zoöl.) See Nepa. -- Scorpion fly (Zoöl.), a neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa. See Panorpid. -- Scorpion grass (Bot. ), a plant of the genus Myosotis. M. palustris is the forget-me-not. -- Sorpion senna (Bot. ), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub (Coronilla Emerus ) having a slender joined pod, like a scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna. -- Scorpion shell (Zoöl.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras. See Pteroceras. -- Scorpion spiders. (Zoöl.), any one of the Pedipalpi. -- Scorpion's tail (Bot. ), any plant of the leguminous genus Scorpiurus, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also called caterpillar. -- Scorpion's thorn (Bot. ), a thorny leguminous plant (Genista Scorpius ) of Southern Europe. -- The Scorpion's Heart (Astron.), the star Antares in the constellation Scorpio.

 

SCORPIONES

Scor `pi *o "nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of arachnids comprising the scorpions.

 

SCORPIONIDEA

Scor `pi *o *nid "e *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Scorpiones.

 

SCORPIONWORT

SCORPIONWORT Scor "pi *on *wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A leguminous plant (Ornithopus scorpides ) of Southern Europe, having curved pods.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

scorpion

scor pi on |ˈskôrpēən ˈskɔrpiən | ▶noun a terrestrial arachnid with lobsterlike 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. [Order Scorpiones. ] • used in names of other arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g., false scorpion, water scorpion. • (the Scorpion ) the zodiacal sign Scorpio or the constellation Scorpius. • (scorpions ) literary a whip with metal points. [with allusion to 1 Kings 12:11. ] ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin scorpio (n- ), based on Greek skorpios ‘scorpion. ’

 

scorpionfish

scor pi on fish |ˈskôrpēənˌfiSH ˈskɔrpiənˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or scorpionfishes ) a chiefly bottom-dwelling marine fish that is typically red in color and has spines on the head that are sometimes venomous. [Family Scorpaenidae: many genera and numerous species, including the redfishes and rockfishes. ]

 

scorpionfly

scor pi on fly |ˈskôrpēənˌflī ˈskɔrpiənflaɪ |(also scorpion fly ) ▶noun ( pl. scorpionflies ) a slender predatory insect with membranous wings, long legs, and a downward-pointing beak. The terminal swollen section of the male's abdomen is carried curved up like a scorpion's stinger. [Order Mecoptera: several families, in particular Panorpidae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

scorpion

scor |pion |ˈskɔːpɪən | ▶noun 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 its back. Most kinds live in tropical and subtropical areas. ●Order Scorpiones. • used in names of arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g. false scorpion, water scorpion. • (the Scorpion ) the zodiacal sign Scorpio or the constellation Scorpius. • (scorpions ) literary a whip with metal points. [with allusion to 1 Kings 12:11. ] ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin scorpio (n- ), based on Greek skorpios ‘scorpion ’.

 

scorpionfish

scor ¦pion |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or scorpionfishes ) a chiefly bottom-dwelling marine fish which is typically red in colour and has spines on the head that are sometimes venomous. ●Family Scorpaenidae: many genera and numerous species, including the redfishes and rockfishes.

 

scorpion fly

scor |pion fly ▶noun a slender predatory insect with membranous wings, long legs, and a downward-pointing beak. The terminal swollen section of the male's abdomen is carried curved up like a scorpion's sting. ●Order Mecoptera: several families, in particular Panorpidae.

 

French Dictionary

scorpion

scorpion n. m. nom masculin 1 Animal invertébré portant en avant une paire de pinces et dont l ’abdomen est terminé par un aiguillon venimeux. : La piqûre du scorpion est dangereuse. 2 Nom d ’une constellation, d ’un signe du zodiaque. : Elle est (du signe du ) Scorpion, elle est née entre le 23 octobre et le 21 novembre. VOIR astre . Note Typographique Les noms d ’astres s ’écrivent avec une majuscule.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

scorpion

scor pi on /skɔ́ː r piən /名詞 C 1 〘動 〙サソリ .2 〘天 〙〖the S- 〗＝Scorpio .3 〘聖書 〙サソリむち .