SCORPION

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French eskorpiun, from Latin ~-, scorpio, from Greek skorpios Date: 12th century 1. any of an order (Scorpionida) of nocturnal arachnids that have an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous stinger at the tip, Scorpio , a scourge probably studded with metal, something that incites to action like the sting of an insect