Scorpio

Dictionary: Scor·pi·o (skôr'pē-ō') pronunciation

See Scorpius.
1. The eighth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
2. pl., -os. One who is born under this sign.

[Middle English, from Latin Scorpiō, from scorpiō, scorpion. See scorpion.]

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In astronomy, the constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius; in astrology, the eighth sign of the zodiac, governing approximately the period October 24 – November 21. Its symbol, a scorpion, refers to the Greek myth of the scorpion that stung Orion. The story explains why the constellation of Orion sets as Scorpius rises in the sky. Another Greek myth says that a scorpion caused the horses of the sun to bolt when they were being driven by the inexperienced Phaethon.

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Scorpio may refer to:

Scorpion, a venomous animal, from which most of the following get their name
Scorpius, one of the constellations of the western zodiac
Scorpio (astrology), the astrological sign represented by this constellation

Technology

Scorpio (dart-thrower), Roman artillery invented in 50 BC.
Scorpio ROV, a class of submersible remotely operated vehicle, including the Scorpio II and Super Scorpio operated by the US and UK navies
Mahindra Scorpio an Indian SUV
Ford Scorpio, a car
A Roman scourge
Codename for version 8 of the ColdFusion application server

Popular culture

A yoga posture known as the Scorpio
Charlie Skaggs, a professional wrestler known as 2 Cold Scorpio
Hank Scorpio, a supervillain from the TV series The Simpsons
The Scorpio Killer, the antagonist in the 1971 Clint Eastwood movie, Dirty Harry
Scorpio, a hit song recorded by Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band in 1972
Scorpio (song), a song by Korean rock band The TRAX
OZ-16MSX-D Scorpio, a mecha from the After Colony Era (Gundam Wing)
Scorpio (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
Skorpio (comics), A DC Comics supervillain
Scorpiomon a Digimon which is named after the star sign
Scorpio (Blake's 7), the heroes' fictional spacecraft in the final season of the TV series Blake's 7
Scorpio (film), a 1973 spy film starring Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon
"Scorpio" (Flashpoint), the pilot of the TV series Flashpoint

Military

Task Force Scorpio, a United Nations biological and chemical response team

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Translations: Scorpio

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Skorpionen

Nederlands (Dutch)
Schorpioen

Français (French)
n. - (Astrol) le Scorpion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Skorpion, Scorpius

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αστρον.) Σκορπιός
adj. - (αστρολ.) Σκορπιός

Italiano (Italian)
Scorpione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Escorpião (m) (Astr.)

Русский (Russian)
Скорпион (созвездие), человек, родившийся под знаком Скорпиона

Español (Spanish)
n. - Escorpión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Skorpionen
adj. - skorpion-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
天蝎座, 天蝎宫, 蝎属

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天蠍座, 天蠍宮, 蠍屬

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전갈 자리, 천갈궁

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 蠍座, 蠍座生まれの人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برج ألعقرب, ألعقرب (صفه) شخص مولود في برج ألعقرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזל עקרב‬

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