- order Scorpionida
- nountrue scorpions• Syn: ↑Scorpionida• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Arachnida, ↑class Arachnida• Member Meronyms: ↑scorpion
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order Scorpionida
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Scorpionida — noun true scorpions • Syn: ↑order Scorpionida • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Arachnida, ↑class Arachnida • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Scorpionida — The scorpions; an order of venomous, predaceous, arachnid arthropods characterized by a distinctly segmented bony abdomen terminating in a sharply recurved stinging spine equipped with a poison gland; causes a severely painful but rarely fatal… … Medical dictionary
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
scorpion — scorpionic /skawr pee on ik/, adj. /skawr pee euhn/, n. 1. any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting. 2. the… … Universalium
scorpion — A member of the order Scorpionida; includes the devil s., Vejovis, and the hairy s., Hadrurus. [G. skorpios] * * * scor·pi·on skȯr pē ən n any of an order (Scorpionida) of arachnids that have an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing … Medical dictionary
Arachnida — noun a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings • Syn: ↑class Arachnida • Derivationally related forms: ↑arachnidian • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
class Arachnida — noun a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings • Syn: ↑Arachnida • Derivationally related forms: ↑arachnidian (for: ↑Arachnida) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scorpionid — I. ˈskȯ(r)pēənə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Scorpionida : of or relating to the Scorpionida II. noun ( s) : an arachnid of the order Scorpionida … Useful english dictionary
scorpion — n. 1 an arachnid of the order Scorpionida, with lobster like pincers and a jointed tail that can be bent over to inflict a poisoned sting on prey held in its pincers. 2 (in full false scorpion) a similar arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida,… … Useful english dictionary
Scorpion — n. 1 an arachnid of the order Scorpionida, with lobster like pincers and a jointed tail that can be bent over to inflict a poisoned sting on prey held in its pincers. 2 (in full false scorpion) a similar arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida,… … Useful english dictionary
