Meanings
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- astronomyScorpius.
Earlier, he watched Orion’s killer Scorpio prowling around in the western sky.
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), pages 485-4861 more example
The Scholiast on Virgil says that anciently there were but eleven signs, the claws of Scorpio, called Chelæ, taking the place of Libra.
1862, [Frances Rolleston], Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations, London: Rivingtons, page 84Synonyms: Scorpion
- astrologyThe zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology).
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounScorpius.
nounSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
More synonyms by meaning
noun(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσκορπίος
- Latinscorpiō“scorpion”
- EnglishScorpio
From Latin scorpiō (“scorpion”), from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqaqīpu, “scorpion; constellation name”), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (ᴹᵁᴸGIR₂.TAB). Doublet of scorpion.
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Afrikaans Skerpioen
- Skerpioenastrological sign
Ancient Greek Σκορπίος
- Σκορπίος (Skorpíos)astrological sign
Arabic بُرْج اَلْعَقْرَب, اَلْعَقْرَب
- بُرْج اَلْعَقْرَب (burj al-ʕaqrab)astrological sign
- اَلْعَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab)astrological sign
Bulgarian Скорпио́н, скорпио́н
- Скорпио́н (Skorpión)astrological sign
- скорпио́н (skorpión)Someone with a Scorpio star sign
Catalan Escorpió, escorpió
- Escorpióastrological sign
- escorpióSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
- escorpíSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
Chinese Cantonese 天蠍座 /天蝎座
- 天蠍座 /天蝎座astrological sign
Chinese Mandarin 天蠍座 /天蝎座
- 天蠍座 /天蝎座 (Tiānxiēzuò)astrological sign
Czech Štír
- Štírastrological sign
Danish Skorpionen, skorpion
- Skorpionenastrological sign
- skorpionSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
Dutch Schorpioen, Schorpioen
- Schorpioenastrological sign
- SchorpioenSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
Estonian Skorpion, skorpion
- Skorpionastrological sign
- skorpionSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
Finnish Skorpioni
- Skorpioniastrological sign
French Scorpion
- Scorpionastrological sign
German Skorpion
- Skorpionastrological sign
Greek Σκορπιός
- Σκορπιός (Skorpiós)astrological sign
Hebrew עַקְרָב
- עַקְרָב ('akráv)astrological sign
Hindi वृश्चिक, वृश्चिक
- वृश्चिक (vŕścik)astrological sign
- वृश्चिक (vŕścik)Someone with a Scorpio star sign
Hungarian Skorpió
- Skorpióastrological sign
Irish an Scairp
- an Scairpastrological sign
Italian Scorpione
- Scorpioneastrological sign
Japanese 天蝎宮
- 天蝎宮 (Tenkatsukyū)astrological sign
Korean 천갈궁
- 천갈궁 (Cheon'galgung)astrological sign
Malay Kala, Akrab
- Kalaastrological sign
- Akrabastrological sign
- Skorpioastrological sign
Norwegian Skorpionen
- Skorpionenastrological sign
Persian کژدم
- کژدم (každom)astrological sign
Polish Skorpion
- Skorpionastrological sign
Portuguese Escorpião, escorpiano
- Escorpiãoastrological sign
- escorpianoSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
- escorpiãoSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
Romanian Scorpion
- Scorpionastrological sign
Russian Скорпио́н
- Скорпио́н (Skorpión)astrological sign
Scottish Gaelic an Sgairp, an Nathair-nimhe
- an Sgairpastrological sign
- an Nathair-nimheastrological sign
Slovak Škorpión, Šťúr
- Škorpiónastrological sign
- Šťúrastrological sign
Spanish Escorpio, escorpiano
- Escorpioastrological sign
- escorpianoSomeone with a Scorpio star sign
Swahili Akarabu, Nge
- Akarabuastrological sign
- Ngeastrological sign
Swedish Skorpionen
- Skorpionenastrological sign
Tagalog Alakdan
- Alakdanastrological sign
Thai พิจิก
- พิจิก (pí-jìk)astrological sign
Turkish Akrep
- Akrepastrological sign
Ukrainian Скорпіо́н, скорпіо́н
- Скорпіо́н (Skorpión)astrological sign
- скорпіо́н (skorpión)Someone with a Scorpio star sign
Vietnamese Thiên Yết, Thiên Hạt
- Thiên Yếtastrological sign
- Thiên Hạtastrological sign
- Thiên Hiếtastrological sign
- Bọ Cạpastrological sign
- Thần Nôngastrological sign
- Hổ Cápastrological sign
Welsh y Sgorpion
- y Sgorpionastrological sign
Cite this entry
Scorpio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scorpio
“Scorpio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scorpio. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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