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Definition: Scorpion |
ScorpionNoun1. Arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "scorpion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, noun. [French, from Latin scorpio, scorpius, Greek, perhaps akin to English sharp.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Scorpion Twenty tools that can be used to construct specialised programming environments. The Scorpion Project was started by Prof. Richard Snodgrass |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of a scorpion, foretells that false friends will improve opportunities to undermine your prosperity. If you fail to kill it, you will suffer loss from an enemy's attack. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Scorpion It is said that scorpions have an oil which is a remedy against their stings. The toad also is said to have an antidote to its "venom." " `Tis true, a scorpion's oil is said To cure the wounds the venom made, And weapons dréssed with salves restore And heal the hurts they gave before." Butler: Hudibras, iii. 2. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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A scorpion is an invertebrate animal with eight legs belonging to the order Scorpiones in the class Arachnida, in the subphylum Chelicerata of the phylum Arthropoda.
Physical characteristics
Scorpions are distinguishable at a glance from all the other arachnids by having the last five segments of the body modified to form a highly flexible tail, armed at the end with a sting consisting of a vesicle holding a pair of poison glands, and of a sharp spine behind the tip of which the ducts of the glands open. Like spiders they have four pairs of walking legs; but the legs of the second pair form a couple of powerful pincers, and those of the first pair two much smaller flippers. They feed entirely upon animal food, principally upon insects such as beetles or other ground species, although the larger kinds have been known to kill small lizards and mice.
The sting
The large pincers are studded with highly sensitive tactile hairs, and the moment an insect touches these he is promptly seized by the pincers and stung to death, the scorpion’s tail being swiftly brought over his back and the sting thrust into the struggling prey. Paralysis rapidly follows, and, when dead, the insect is pulled to pieces by the small nippers and its soft tissues sucked into the scorpion’s mouth. Scorpions vary in size from about 2cm to 20cm; and the amount of poison instilled into a wound depends mainly on the size of the animal, though the poison of some of the smaller species is more virulent than in the larger species. On humans the effect of the poison is rarely fatal, though death has been known to follow in patients already in poor health.
In small scorpions, like those belonging to the genus Euscorpius, which occurs in Italy and other countries of South Europe, the sting is said to be as bad as that of a wasp; but in many tropical species acute pain, accompanied by inflammation and throbbing of the wounded part, follows. However, unless molested, scorpions are perfectly harmless, and only make use of the sting for the purpose of killing prey.
Suicide myth
The belief that scorpions commit suicide by stinging themselves to death when tortured by fire is of considerable antiquity and is prevalent wherever these animals occur. It is nevertheless entirely false, since the venom has no effect on the scorpion itself, nor on any member of the same species.
Growth
Unlike the majority of Arachnida, scorpions are viviparous. The young are born two at a time, and the brood, which consists of a dozen or more individuals, is carried about on its mother’s back until the young are large and strong enough to shift for themselves. The young in a general way resemble their parents and undergo no metamorphosis with growth, which is accompanied by periodical casting of the entire skin. Moulting is effected by means of a split in the integument which takes place just below the edge of the carapace all round, exactly as in kingcrabs, spiders and Pedipalpi. Through the split the young scorpion gradually makes its way, leaving the old integument behind.
Origins
Scorpions are of great antiquity. Their remains are often found in coal deposits of the Carboniferous Period, and no essential structural difference has been discovered between these fossils and existing forms—a fact proving that the group has existed without material structural modification for untold thousands of years. These Carboniferous scorpions were preceded by others, now occurring in marine Silurian deposits, which evidently lived in the sea and exhibit some anatomical differences marking them off as a group distinct from their Carboniferous and recent descendants and attesting affinity with the still earlier marine Arachnida referred to the group Gigantostraca. Their legs were short, thick, tapering, and ended in a single strong claw, and were well adapted, it seems, like the legs of shore-crabs, for maintaining a secure hold upon rocks or seaweed against the wash of waves. The method of breathing of these ancient types is not certainly known; but probably respiration was effected by means of gills attached to the ventral plates of the body. At all events no trace of respiratory stigmata has been detected even in well-preserved material. These Silurian scorpions, of which the best-known genus is Palaeopzonus, were of small size, only 2-5cm in length.
Geographical Distribution
Scorpions are almost universally distributed south of 45°N and their geographical distribution shows in many particulars a close and interesting correspondence with that of the mammals, including their entire absence from New Zealand. The facts of their distribution are in keeping with the hypothesis that the order originated in the northern hemisphere and migrated southwards into the southern continent at various epochs, their absence from the countries to the north of the above-mentioned latitudes being due, no doubt, to the comparatively recent glaciation of those areas. When they reached Africa, Madagascar was part of that continent; but their arrival in Australia was subsequent to the separation of New Zealand from the Austro-Malayan area to the north of it. Moreover, the occurrence of closely related forms in Australia and South America on the one hand, and in tropical Africa and the northern parts of South America on the other, suggests very forcibly that South America was at an early date connected with Australia by a transpacific bridge and with Africa by a more northern transatlantic tract of land.
In conformity with their wide dispersal, scorpions have become adapted to diverse conditions of existence, some thriving in rainforests, others on open plains, others in sandy deserts, and a few even at high altitudes where the ground is covered with snow throughout the winter. In the tropics they aestivate at times of drought; and in the Alps they pass the cold months of the year in a state of hibernation.
How scorpions eat
Scorpions first catch their prey in their claws. If their prey is strong, they will paralyze it with their stinger. They then tear off a bit, digest it, and shoot acids out to dissolve the prey. They then suck up the prey. A meal usually takes a couple of hours.
External links
- http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/scorpiones/states.html (U.S. state-by-state Scorpiones checklist)
- http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/scorpiones/ (Kari's Scorpion Pages)
- http://wrbu.si.edu/www/stockwell/emporium/emporium.html (Dr. Scott A. Stockwell's Scorpion Emporium)
See also USS Scorpion, CSS Scorpion, HMS Scorpion, Scorpius, The Scorpions rock band.
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The Scorpion is a fictional supervillain in the Spider-Man comic book. He is a former private investigator who has been driven insane by the side-effects of treatments and paraphenalia which gave him superhuman abilities sponsored by J. Jonah Jameson. The Scorpion is one of the more dangerous Spider-Man villains and is not easily dispatched by the Wall-Crawler due to Gargan's deductive reasoning skills and manic physical onslaught.
Vital statistics
- Name: Macdonald "Mac" Gargan
- Hieght: 6' 2"
- Wieght: 200 lbs.
- Eyes: Brown
- Hair: Originally brown, now bald.
- Intelligence Level: High Average
- Strength Level: Superhuman Class 20
- Endurance Level: Superhuman
- Speed Level: Superhuman
- Agility Level: Superhuman
- Stamina Level: Superhuman
- Reflexes Level: Superhuman
- Source of superhuman powers: Chemical and radiological treatments which had mutagenic effects.
- Costume Specifications: Full-body battlesuit.
- Personal Weaponry: A cybernetic, seven-foot mechanical tail, which can whip at incredibly high speeds. The tail typically shoots some type of corrosive liquid or energy projector.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Scorpion (comics)."
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The Scorpion is a modern British light tank. Manufactured by Alvis it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and served until 1994. More than 3000 wre produced.Intended to be a fast and air-transportable reconnaissance vehicle, the Scorpion is built from mainly aluminium armour and mounts a 76mm gun. Original models had a Jaguar 4.2 litre petrol engine and are capable of 72kmh. Later variants were equipped with diesel engines.
Variants of the Scorpion include the Striker anti-tank guided weapon carrier; Spartan armoured personnel carrier; Samson armoured recovery vehicle; Sultan command post vehicle; Samaritan armoured ambulance, Scimitar and Sabre (30mm cannon).
External Links
See also
- Tank
- Tank history
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Scorpius
larger imageAbbreviation Sco Genitive Scorpii Meaning in English the Scorpion Right ascension 17 h Declination -40° Visible to latitude Between 40° and -90° On meridian 9 p.m., July 20 Area
- TotalRanked 33th
497 sq. deg.Number of stars with
apparent magnitude < 39 Brightest star
- Apparent magnitudeAntares (α Sco)
0.96Meteor showers
- Alpha Scorpiids
- Omega Scorpiids
Bordering constellations
- Sagittarius
- Ophiuchus
- Libra
- Lupus
- Norma
- Ophiuchus
- Ara
- Corona Australis
Scorpius (the scorpion) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. In western astrology it is known as "Scorpio". It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the center of the Milky Way.
Notable features
Scorpius contains many bright stars, including Antares (α Sco), Graffias (β1 Sco), Dschubba (δ Sco), Sargas (θ Sco), Shaula (λ Sco), Jabah (ν Sco), Grafias (ξ Sco), Alniyat (σ Sco), Alniyat (τ Sco) and Lesath (υ Sco).
Notable deep sky objects
Due to its location on the Milky Way, this constellation contains many deep sky objects such as the open clusters M6 (the Butterfly Cluster) and M7 (the Ptolemy Cluster); and the globular clusters M4 and M80.
Mythology
According to Greek mythology, it corresponds to the scorpion which was sent by Gaia (or possibly the goddess Juno) to kill the hunter Orion, the scorpion rising out of the ground at the goddess' command to attack. Although the scorpion and Orion appear together in this myth, the constellation of Orion is almost opposite to Scorpius in the night sky. It has been suggested that this was a divine precaution to forestall the heavenly continuation of the feud.
Scorpius also appears in one version of the fable of Phaethon, a foolish mortal who obtained permission to drive the Apollo's sun-chariot for a day. The horses, already out of control in their sky journey became scared when they encountered the great celestial scorpion with its sting raised to strike, and the inexperienced boy lost control of the chariot, as the sun wildly went about the sky. Finally, Jupiter struck him down with a thunderbolt to stop the rampage.
The Chinese included these stars in the Azure Dragon, a powerful but benevolent creature whose rising heralded spring.
Astrology
The astrological sign Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) is associated with the constellation. In some cosmologies, Scorpio is associated with the classical element Water, and thus called a Water Sign (with Cancer and Pisces). Its polar opposite is Taurus.
Constellations of the zodiac : Aries -- Taurus -- Gemini -- Cancer -- Leo -- Virgo -- Libra -- Scorpius -- (Ophiuchus) -- Sagittarius -- Capricornus -- Aquarius -- Pisces
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Scorpius."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Evil doer | Cockatrice, scorpion, hornet. |
Pain | Cancer, ulcer, sting, thorn; canker; (bane); scorpion; (evil doer); dagger; (arms); scourge; (instrument of punishment); carking care, canker worm of care. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Scorpion |
| English words defined with "scorpion": genus Lambis, genus Myosotis ♦ Lambis ♦ mantichora, manticora, manticore, mantiger, Myosotis ♦ Pecten, Pedipalpus, Pine lizard, pseudoscorpion, Pteroceras ♦ scorpion fly, stinger ♦ whip scorpion, whipscorpion. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "scorpion": ACHYRANTHES ASPERA, ACHYROCLINE SATUREOIDES, Arachnidism ♦ black scorpion ♦ Charybdotoxin ♦ fire-fish ♦ Interface Description Language ♦ lion-fish ♦ turkey-fish. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "scorpion": Pseudoscorpiones. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Scorpion" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (scorpion), Romanian (scorpion). |
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Screenplays | If he's not stopped, he will kill the Scorpion King and release Anubis' army (The Mummy Returns; writing credit: Stephen Sommers) Here is your king's scepter, and here is your kingdom, with the scorpion, the cobra, and the lizard for subjects (The Ten Commandments; writing credit: J.H. Ingraham; A.E. Southon) The scorpion. (Diamonds Are Forever; writing credit: Richard Maibaum) If strength were all, tiger would not fear scorpion. (Charlie Chan's Secret; writing credit: Robert Ellis; Helen Logan) Oh, mighty scorpion, dangerous beast of the ocean with your powerful daggers, and your camouflage you have little to fear from other fish (Zaat; writing credit: Ron Kivett; Lee O. Larew) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Le Scorpion (1962) The Black Scorpion (1957) Sting of the Scorpion (1923) The Desert Scorpion (1920) | |
Song Titles | Scorpion Lament, The (performing artist: The Roches) | |
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 | Scorpion fish, Dendrochirus brachypterus, on inside of concrete pipe. Observed during night dive. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |  | "Commanding Officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589) when it was reported missing in May 1968. Cdr. Slattery took command of USS Scorpion in October 1967." Quoted from caption released with this photograph. Credit: NAVY. |
 | "Executive Officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589) when it was reported missing in May 1968." Quoted from caption released with this photograph. Credit: NAVY. |  | "...... Bottom view of the towed sled used by the Navy research ship Mizar in the search for the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589). Various types of search and detection equipment can be mounted on this vehicle. Mizar yesterday located objects identified as portions of the hull of the Scorpion at a depth of more than 10,000 feet, about 400 miles southwest of the Azores." Quoted from the original caption, released with this photograph under date of 31 October 1968. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Comes alongside USS Tallahatchie County (AVB-2) outside Claywall Harbor, Naples, Italy, 10 April 1968. Scorpion was lost with all hands in May 1968, while returning to the U.S. from this Mediterranean deployment. Credit: NAVY. |  | Ties up alongside USS Tallahatchie County (AVB-2) outside Claywall Harbor, Naples, Italy, 10 April 1968. This view shows the submarine's line handling crew aft of her sail, just as she has been made fast and the National Ensign transferred to its "in port" position. Scorpion was lost with all hands in May 1968, while returning to the U.S. from this Mediterranean deployment. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Plantain shown with snake and scorpion to indicate plant is antidote for their bites and stings; and surrounding text. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Nuclear submarine Scorpion about to dock in Portsmouth, England. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Scorpion. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | U.S.S. Scorpion. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Business | Local companies include Toad plc, which has expanded rapidly since its formation in the early 90s, Scorpion Vehicle Security Systems Ltd., Weston Body Hardware Ltd., Barrier Systems Ltd., Saxon Industries Ltd., and Carflow Products (UK) Ltd. in addition to the Tracker Network (UK) Ltd. tracking system, other systems include RAC Trackstar and Spacetrak. (references) | |
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| "Scorpion" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 91.26% of the time. "Scorpion" is used about 103 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 91.26% | 94 | 33,845 |
| Noun (proper) | 8.74% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Total | 100.00% | 103 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "scorpion": black scorpion ♦ Book scorpion ♦ brown scorpion ♦ False scorpion ♦ Scorpio the Scorpion ♦ scorpion bug ♦ scorpion fish ♦ scorpion fly ♦ scorpion grass ♦ scorpion senna ♦ scorpion shell ♦ scorpion spiders ♦ Scorpion Venoms ♦ scorpion weed ♦ sea scorpion ♦ water scorpion ♦ whip scorpion. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "scorpion": scorpion-speakered, scorpion-tailed. | |
Ending with "scorpion": sea-scorpion. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
scorpion | 4,147 | scorpion wind | 49 |
scorpion king | 527 | kombat mortal scorpion | 49 |
scorpion tattoo | 337 | pet scorpion | 42 |
scorpion picture | 264 | water scorpion | 41 |
emperor scorpion | 184 | scorpion wind of change | 39 |
desert operation scorpion | 169 | scorpion uss | 37 |
scorpion lyrics | 159 | spider and scorpion | 37 |
scorpion exhaust | 118 | design scorpion tattoo | 36 |
scorpion bite | 104 | scorpion photo | 36 |
scorpion sting | 102 | fish and scorpion | 35 |
black scorpion | 89 | scorpion texas | 35 |
scorpion animal | 78 | bay scorpion | 35 |
scorpion pic | 70 | arizona scorpion | 34 |
picture scorpion tattoo | 70 | cheat king scorpion | 33 |
drawing scorpion | 62 | florida scorpion | 31 |
scorpion tab | 62 | scorpion insect | 31 |
scorpion tattoo tribal | 61 | scorpion music | 30 |
scorpion band | 60 | scorpion art | 30 |
bark scorpion | 55 | scorpion information | 29 |
desert scorpion | 54 | ensemble scorpion | 29 |
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| Language | Translations for "scorpion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | akrep (hand, needle, pointer). (various references) | |
Arabic | عقرب (dial, scorpio), برج العقرب (scorpio). (various references) | |
Aymara | ajarankhu. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | скорпион, метателна машина, жител на гибралтар, балиста (mangonel), бич с шипове. (various references) | |
Chinese | 蝎 , . (various references) | |
Czech | biè (scourge, whip), škorpión. (various references) | |
Danish | Phacelia tanacetifolia (California bluebell, scorpion weed, tansy phacelia, valley vervenia), perlebælg (scorpion senna), langtornet ulk (sea scorpion), californisk blaaklokke (California bluebell, scorpion weed, tansy phacelia, valley vervenia). (various references) | |
Dutch | schorpioen (Scorpio). (various references) | |
Esperanto | skorpio. (various references) | |
Farsi | کژدم(ج.ش.), عقرب . (various references) | |
Finnish | skorpioni. (various references) | |
French | scorpion (Scorpio, Scorpion/the). (various references) | |
Frisian | skorpioen. (various references) | |
German | Skorpion (Scorpio). (various references) | |
Greek | σκορπιόσ, σκορπιός (scorpion fish). (various references) | |
Hebrew | עקרב. (various references) | |
Hungarian | skorpió (Scorpio). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kalajengking. (various references) | |
Italian | scorpione (Scorpio). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ||
Japanese Katakana | さそり. (various references) | |
Manx | scorp. (various references) | |
Papago | nakshel. (various references) | |
Papiamen | skòrpion, lakran, alakran. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | orpionscay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | escorpião (scorpio). (various references) | |
Romanian | scorpion, scorpie (devil's daughter, fury, hag, Randy, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen). (various references) | |
Russian | скорпион (scorpio, scorpius). (various references) | |
Sepedi | phepheng. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | aspida (asp, randy, vixen), škorpion, škorpija (scorpio). (various references) | |
Shona | chinyaride. (various references) | |
Spanish | escorpión (Scorpio). (various references) | |
Sranan | kruktutere. (various references) | |
Swahili | nge. (various references) | |
Swedish | skorpion. (various references) | |
Turkish | akrep (hand, hour hand). (various references) | |
Turkmen | iзяan. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | скорпіон, морський йорж. (various references) | |
Welsh | ysgorpion. (various references) | |
Yucatec | sina'an. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | skorpios. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Chelifer cancroides, Coronilla emerus, Enophris bubalis, Heterometrus spinifer, Phacelia tanacetifolia, scorpii, scorpio, scorpiones, scorpionibus, scorpionis, scorpionum, scorpios, Taurulus bubalis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Revelation Chapter 9, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai edoqh autaiV ina mh apokteinwsin autouV all ina basanisqwsin mhnaV pente kai o basanismoV autwn wV basanismoV skorpiou otan paish anqrwpon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et datum est illis ne occiderent eos sed ut cruciarentur mensibus quinque et cruciatus eorum ut cruciatus scorpii cum percutit hominem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And it was youun to hem, that thei schulden not sle hem, but that thei schulden `be turmentid fyue monethis; and the turmentyng of hem, as the turmentyng of a scorpioun, whanne he smytith a man. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And to the was comaunded yt they shulde not kyll the but yt they shulde be vexed v monethes and their payne was as the payne yt cometh of a scorpion whe he hath stoge a ma. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And orders were given them not to put them to death, but to give them great pain for five months: and their pain was as the pain from the wound of a scorpion. |
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| Language | Revelation Chapter 9, Verse 5 |
| Cebuano | Sila gitugotan sa pagsakit sa maong mga tawo sulod sa lima ka bulan, apan dili sa pagpatay kanila; ug ang kasakit nga ilang ipaantus sama sa kasakit nga ipaantus sa tanga inigpaak niinig tawo. |
| Croatian | I dano im je ne da ih ubijaju, nego samo da ih muèe pet mjeseci, a muka njihova da bude kao muka od uboda štipavaca. |
| Danish | Og det blev dem givet ikke at dræbe dem, men at pine dem i fem Måneder; og Pinen, de voldte, var som Pinen af en Skorpion, når den stikker et Menneske. |
| Dutch | En hun werd macht gegeven, niet dat zij hen zouden doden, maar dat zij zouden van hen gepijnigd worden vijf maanden; en hun pijniging was als de pijniging van een schorpioen, wanneer hij een mens gestoken heeft. |
| Finnish | Ja niille annettiin valta vaivata heitä viisi kuukautta, vaan ei tappaa heitä; ja ne vaivasivat, niinkuin vaivaa skorpioni, kun se ihmistä pistää. |
| French | Il leur fut donné, non de les tuer, mais de les tourmenter pendant cinq mois; et le tourment qu`elles causaient était comme le tourment que cause le scorpion, quand il pique un homme. |
| German | Und es ward ihnen gegeben, daß sie sie nicht töteten, sondern sie quälten fünf Monate lang; und ihre Qual war wie eine Qual vom Skorpion, wenn er einen Menschen schlägt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Belalang-belalang itu tidak diizinkan membunuh orang-orang itu, melainkan hanya menyiksa mereka selama lima bulan. Nyeri yang diakibatkan oleh siksaan belalang-belalang itu sama seperti nyeri yang diakibatkan oleh sengat kalajengking. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dipesankan kepadanya, supaya jangan membunuh mereka itu, hanya menyiksakan lima bulan lamanya. Adapun siksanya itu seperti siksa tatkala orang disengat kalajengking. |
| Maori | I tukua ano hoki ki a ratou kia kaua e whakamate i era, engari me whakamamae kia rima ra ano nga marama: a ko ta ratou whakamamae kia pera me te whakamamae a te kopiona, ina wero i te tangata. |
| Norwegian | Og det blev gitt dem at de ikke skulde drepe dem, men pine dem i fem måneder, og pinen de voldte, var som pinen av en skorpion når den stikker et menneske. |
| Portuguese | Foi-lhes permitido, não que os matassem, mas que por cinco meses os atormentassem. E o seu tormento era semelhante ao tormento do escorpião, quando fere o homem. |
| Rumanian | Li s`a dat putere nu sq -i omoare, ci sq -i chinuiascq cinci luni; wi chinul lor era cum e chinul scorpiei, cknd knyeapq pe un om. |
| Swahili | Nzige hao hawakuruhusiwa kuwaua watu, ila kuwatesa tu kwa muda wa miezi mitano. Maumivu watakayosababisha ni kama maumivu yanayompata mtu wakati anapoumwa na ng`e. |
| Swedish | Och åt dem blev givet att, icke att döda dem, men att plåga dem i fem månader; och plågan, som de vållade var såsom den plåga en skorpion åstadkommer, när den stinger en människa. |
| Uma | Aga lari toera, uma wo'o-ra wa rapiliu mpopatehi manusia', muntu' rapiliu-ra mposesa' -ra-wadi rala-na lima mula. Kapeda' petuhi lari toera hewa kapeda' petuhi tumpu lipa. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "scorpion": scorpions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "scorpion": pseudoscorpion. (additional references) | |
Words containing "scorpion": pseudoscorpions. (additional references) | |
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"Scorpion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ectropion, Scarponi, scorpen, scorpian, Scorpii, sorpion. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "scorpion" (pronounced skô"rpēun) |
| 4 | -p ē u n | Campion, champion, thespian, utopian. |
| 3 | -ē u n | accordion, agrarian, alien, amphibian, arcadian, authoritarian, barbarian, bohemian, carrion, centenarian, centurion, chameleon, circadian, Clarion, collodion, comedian, contrarian, criterion, custodian, Cyprian, disciplinarian, draconian, egalitarian, equestrian, galleon, gorgonian, Guardian, halcyon, herculean, historian, humanitarian, hyperborean, lesbian, libertarian, librarian, majoritarian, mammalian, median, mediterranean, meridian, Napoleon, nickelodeon, nonsectarian, oblivion, obsidian, octogenarian, Odeon, ovarian, pagurian, parliamentarian, pedestrian, planarian, plutonian, praetorian, presbyterian, proletarian, salutatorian, sectarian, seminarian, septuagenarian, simian, subterranean, symbion, theologian, totalitarian, unitarian, utilitarian, valedictorian, valerian, vegetarian, veterinarian. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-i-n-o-o-p-r-s" | |
-1 letter: opsonic, pocosin, porcino. | |
-2 letters: croons, orcins, orison, orpins, poison, pooris, pornos, prions, prison, scroop, spinor. | |
-3 letters: cions, coins, coirs, coons, coops, corns, corps, crisp, croon, crops, icons, irons, noirs, noris, opsin, orcin, ornis, orpin, pions, pirns, pisco, poons, poori, porno, porns, prion, proso, rosin, scion, scoop, scorn, scrip, snoop, sonic, sopor, spoon, spoor. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-i-n-o-o-p-r-s" | |
+1 letter: pecorinos, picaroons, scorpions, scrooping. | |
+2 letters: comparison, coprisoner, necropolis, neotropics, pickaroons, procession, prognostic, rhinoscopy, sporogenic, sporogonic. | |
+3 letters: anisotropic, colorpoints, comparisons, compression, conspirator, coprisoners, cornucopias, corruptions, hydroponics, ionospheric, microphones, necropoleis, picrotoxins, processions, productions, prognostics, projections, prosecution, protections, recomposing, retinoscopy. | |
+4 letters: branchiopods, compressions, compromising, conscription, conspiration, conspirators, contraptions, cooperations, coprocessing, corporations, cosponsoring, counterpoise, cyclosporine, incorporates, microphonics, mispronounce, mucoproteins, necropolises, outcroppings, paronomastic, percolations, periodontics, postromantic, preconscious, proboscidean, proboscidian, processional, processioned, procreations, procurations, proscription, prosecutions, protractions, provocations, rhinoscopies, stereophonic, stereopticon, supercooling. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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