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 the back. Most kinds live in tropical and subtropical areas.
蝎子。
used in names of other arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g.
[用 于其他似蝎子的蜘蛛类节肢动物和昆虫的名称中,如false scorpion, water scorpion] 。
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天蝎宫;天蝎星座。
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〈诗/文〉 多个金属头的鞭子。[ORIGIN : with allusion to 1 Kings 12:11.]
"Middle English:via Old French from Latin