Scorpius Definition

skôrpē-əs
noun
A S constellation in the Milky Way between Ophiuchus and Ara, containing the bright star Antares; the Scorpion.
Webster's New World
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(astronomy): A constellation of the zodiac, roughly shaped like a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares.

Wiktionary

(astrology): Scorpio.

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Origin of Scorpius

  • Latin scorpius scorpion, Scorpius scorpion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin scorpius (“scorpion").

    From Wiktionary

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