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# scorpion

«scorpion» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small animal with eight legs, two pincers like a crab…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a scorpion, scorpions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A scorpion is a small animal with eight legs, two pincers like a crab and a curved tail with a poisonous sting at the end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#m1)

2) Scorpion is also a star sign and constellation called Scorpio, but people use the word Scorpio for that. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#m2)

3) In old stories, a scorpion can also mean a magical charm worn on a chain round the neck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, scorpions are arachnids, like spiders, not insects, because they have eight legs. They live in hot, dry places such as deserts in the USA and Australia. In safety lessons, children learn to shake out shoes and not to put hands under rocks where scorpions hide. In stories, a scorpion often stands for danger or a sneaky enemy.

### examples

- The scorpion raised its tail to sting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x1)
- A scorpion has eight legs, so it is not an insect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x2)
- Shake your boots in the morning in case a scorpion is inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x3)
- Scorpions hide under rocks in the desert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x4)
- Some scorpions glow under ultraviolet light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x5)
- Most scorpion stings hurt but are not deadly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x6)
- The zoo had a scorpion in a glass tank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x7)
- Never pick up a scorpion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x8)
- Then suddenly the thought darted into his head, ‘This scorpion must have come from somewhere! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/#x9)

### note

Countable: a scorpion, scorpions. Trap: scorpions are arachnids, not insects. Myth: not every scorpion is deadly; most stings are painful but only a few kinds are very dangerous. If stung, tell an adult and get help.

### In the corpora

- [Scorpions are arachnids whose outer shell glows blue-green under ultraviolet light; mothers carry their babies on their backs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures/15/)
- [Sea scorpions were relatives of spiders that lived over 400 million years ago, and the biggest were longer than a man.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/273-megalodon-and-the-giants-of-the-sea/11/)
- [Shaking out shoes, gloves and clothes left outside stops a hidden scorpion or spider from stinging you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/25-snakes-spiders-and-scorpions/13/)
- [Spiders are arachnids, like scorpions and ticks: two body parts, eight legs, no antennae and no wings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/72-insects-and-spiders/3/)
- [Spiders are arachnids, together with scorpions, ticks and mites.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/72-insects-and-spiders/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scorpion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorpion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.