Scorpius
Americannoun
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Scorpii
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Scorpius
< Latin < Greek skorpíos scorpion
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In trying to fix an error in the past, Albus and Scorpius endanger the world that made their lives possible in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
Custer said above-ground facilities have tested explosive behaviors of other materials but the Scorpius experiments will use real plutonium, which is unique.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
In fact, the glow of the Milky Way looks like steam coming from the teapot, which is tipped over and ready to pour boiling water onto the tail of Scorpius!
From Scientific American ● Aug. 4, 2023
The moon is trending brighter and fuller and the summer constellation Scorpius is chasing wintry Orion out of the evening sky.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2023
And it does sound as if you were brave, Scorpius, and you, Albus, but the lesson even your father sometimes failed to heed is that bravery doesn’t forgive stupidity.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
The red nebula in the middle right partially surrounds the star Sigma Scorpii.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
As the spacecraft approaches the planet, the instrument will be aimed through the rings at Delta Scorpii, a far-off star.
From Time Magazine Archive
Other stars called V861 Scorpii, GX339-4, SS433, and Circinus X-2 are also candidate black holes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Al-Niyat, σ Scorpii, "the outworks of the heart."
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
Graffias, β Scorpii, derivation unknown; the name may mean "the crab."
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
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