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scorpio

Scor.pio \'sko.r-pe--.o-\ n [L Scorpius (gen. Scorpii) & Scorpio (gen. 
   Scorpionis),] fr. Gk Skorpios, lit., scorpion 1: a southern constellation 
   partly in the Milky Way and next to Libra  2: the 8th sign of the zodiac