Scorpius

American  

[skawr-pee-uhs] / ˈskɔr pi əs /

noun

Astronomy.

Scorpii genitive

1. the Scorpion, a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Libra, containing the bright star Antares.

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Scorpius British  

/ ˈskɔːpɪəs /

noun

1. Also called: Scorpio.  a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares

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Scorpius Scientific  

/ skôr′pē-əs /

1. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Libra and Sagittarius. Scorpius (the Scorpion) contains the bright star Antares and is the eighth sign of the zodiac.

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Etymology

Origin of Scorpius

< Latin < Greek skorpíos scorpion

Example Sentences

One of the lessons Albus and Scorpius learn along the way is the difficulty in distinguishing by appearance good from evil.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Scorpius will be fully assembled in an underground complex at the facility formerly known as the Nevada Test Site, where scientists have been conducting subcritical experiments since 1995 and nuclear testing dates to 1951.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

This darkened cleft continues down toward the southern horizon even as the Milky Way itself broadens noticeably, and it bulges out into a lumpy blob near Sagittarius and Scorpius.

From Scientific American • Aug. 4, 2023

Zeus placed Orion, the scorpion, and Ophiuchus in the sky, but arranged it so that Scorpius and Orion are never in the sky together.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023

The other Hogwarts students tease Scorpius about it relentlessly—if the Ministry could release a statement reaffirming that all Time-Turners were destroyed in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling