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scorpion

scor.pi.on \'sko.r-pe--*n\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L scorpion-, scorpio, fr. Gk 
   skorpios; akin]to OE scieran to cut - more at SHEAR 1: any of an order 
   (Scorpionida) of arachnids having an elongated body and  a narrow segmented 
   tail bearing a venomous sting at the tip 2: a scourge prob. studded with 
   metal  3: something that incites to action like the sting of an insect