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Scorpio

  (skôr'pē-ō') pronunciation
n.
  1. 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.]


 
 

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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Wikipedia: Scorpio (disambiguation)

Scorpio may refer to:

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

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Translations: Translations for: Scorpio

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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