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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Origin of scorpioid

1830–40; <Latin scorpi(ō) scorpion + -oid

Words nearby scorpioid

scornfully, scorpaenid, scorpaenoid, scorper, Scorpio, scorpioid, scorpion, scorpionfish, scorpionfly, scorpion grass, scorpion spider

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How to use scorpioid in a sentence

Leaves mostly entire and plants often rough-hispid; inflorescence commonly scorpioid.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Leaves often lobed or divided, and the inflorescence frequently scorpioid.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Here there are scorpioid cymes of pairs of flowers, each pair consisting of an older and a younger flower.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
Diagram of a scorpioid cyme, with opposite leaves or bracts.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

Scorpioid or Scorpioidal, curved or circinate at the end, 77.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

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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