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scorpioid
[ skawr-pee-oid ]
/ ˈskɔr piˌɔɪd /
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adjective
resembling a scorpion.
belonging or pertaining to the Scorpionida, the order of arachnids comprising the scorpions.
curved at the end like the tail of a scorpion.
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Words nearby scorpioid
scornfully, scorpaenid, scorpaenoid, scorper, Scorpio, scorpioid, scorpion, scorpionfish, scorpionfly, scorpion grass, scorpion spider
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British Dictionary definitions for scorpioid
scorpioid
/ (ˈskɔːpɪˌɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling scorpions or the order (Scorpionida) to which they belong
botany (esp of a cymose inflorescence) having the main stem coiled during development
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