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scorpion
scorpion /ˈskɔːpiən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1100-1200
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Latin scorpio, from Greek skorpios

a tropical animal like an insect, with a curving tail and a poisonous sting