noun
scorpion
SKAW-pee-uhn
noun
1
An arachnid with large pincers and a curved tail bearing a venomous sting.
"He shook out his boots to check for scorpions before putting them on."
2
A cheerleading or gymnastics pose in which one foot is pulled up and back overhead.
"She held a perfect scorpion at the top of the routine."
How to Use Scorpion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe stinging arachnid, or (in cheerleading/gymnastics) a pose named for resembling its curled tail.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
scorpions plural, Scorpions plural
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Etymology
From Old French/Anglo-Norman scorpion, ultimately from Latin scorpio, from Ancient Greek skorpios.