SCORPIUS


Meaning of SCORPIUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskȯr-pē-əs ]

noun

Etymology: Latin (genitive Scorpii ), from Greek Skorpios, literally, scorpion

Date: before 12th century

: a southern zodiacal constellation partly in the Milky Way and between Libra and Sagittarius

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