scor|pi|oid

scor|pi|oid
scor|pi|oid «SKR pee oyd», adjective.
1. a) of or belonging to a group of animals including the scorpions. b) like a scorpion.
2. Botany. curved at the end like the tail of a scorpion.
[< Greek skorpioeid < skórpios scorpion + eîdos form]

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