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proper nounA constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares.
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- Latinscorpius“scorpion”
- EnglishScorpius
Borrowed from Latin scorpius (“scorpion”).
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Ancient Greek Σκορπιός
- Σκορπιός (Skorpiós)constellation
Arabic بُرْج اَلْعَقْرَب, اَلْعَقْرَب
- بُرْج اَلْعَقْرَب (burj al-ʕaqrab)constellation
- اَلْعَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab)constellation
Bengali বৃশ্চিক, বিচ্ছু
- বৃশ্চিক (briścik)constellation
- বিচ্ছু (bicchu)constellation
Bulgarian Скорпио́н
- Скорпио́н (Skorpión)constellation
Catalan Escorpió
- Escorpióconstellation
Chinese Cantonese 天蠍座 /天蝎座
- 天蠍座 /天蝎座constellation
Chinese Mandarin 天蠍座 /天蝎座
- 天蠍座 /天蝎座 (Tiānxiēzuò)constellation
Danish Skorpionen
- Skorpionenconstellation
Dutch Schorpioen
- Schorpioenconstellation
Estonian Skorpion
- Skorpionconstellation
Finnish Skorpioni
- Skorpioniconstellation
French Scorpion
- Scorpionconstellation
German Skorpion
- Skorpionconstellation
Greek Σκορπιός
- Σκορπιός (Skorpiós)constellation
Hebrew עַקְרָב
- עַקְרָב ('akráv)constellation
Hindi वृश्चिक, बिच्छू
- वृश्चिक (vŕścik)constellation
- बिच्छू (bicchū)constellation
- अकरब (akrab)constellation
Hungarian Skorpió
- Skorpióconstellation
Irish an Scairp
- an Scairpconstellation
Italian Scorpione
- Scorpioneconstellation
Japanese 蠍座, さそり座
- 蠍座 (Sasoriza)constellation
- さそり座 (Sasoriza)constellation
Korean 전갈(全蠍)자리, 전갈좌
- 전갈(全蠍)자리 (Jeon'galjari)constellation
- 전갈좌 (Jeon'galjwa)constellation
Malay Kala, Akrab
- Kalaconstellation
- Akrabconstellation
- Skorpioconstellation
Māori Te Waka o Mairerangi
- Te Waka o Mairerangiconstellation
Norwegian Skorpionen
- Skorpionenconstellation
Polish Skorpion
- Skorpionconstellation
Portuguese Escorpião
- Escorpiãoconstellation
Romanian Scorpion
- Scorpionconstellation
Russian Скорпио́н
- Скорпио́н (Skorpión)constellation
Scottish Gaelic an Sgairp, an Nathair-nimhe
- an Sgairpconstellation
- an Nathair-nimheconstellation
Slovak Škorpión
- Škorpiónconstellation
Spanish Escorpión
- Escorpiónconstellation
Tagalog Alakdan
- Alakdanconstellation
Tamil விருச்சிக விண்மீன் குழாம்
- விருச்சிக விண்மீன் குழாம் (viruccika viṇmīṉ kuḻām)constellation
Turkish Akrep
- Akrepconstellation
Ukrainian Скорпіо́н
- Скорпіо́н (Skorpión)constellation
Urdu عقرب, بچھو
- عقرب (aqrab)constellation
- بچھو (bicchū)constellation
Vietnamese Thiên Yết, Thiên Hạt
- Thiên Yếtconstellation
- Thiên Hạtconstellation
- Thiên Hiếtconstellation
- Bọ Cạpconstellation
- Thần Nôngconstellation
- Hổ Cápconstellation
Cite this entry
APA
Scorpius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scorpius
MLA
“Scorpius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scorpius. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scorpius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scorpius.
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