Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scorpion

3 senses of scorpion

Sense 1
Scorpio, Scorpion -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 2
Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion -- (the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21)
       INSTANCE OF=> sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house -- ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

Sense 3
scorpion -- (arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger)
       => arachnid, arachnoid -- (air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs)