Dictionary Definition
Scorpio
Noun
1 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun
is in Scorpio [syn: Scorpion]
2 a large zodiacal constellation between Libra
and Sagittarius [syn: Scorpius]
3 the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in
this sign from about October 23 to November 21 [syn: Scorpio
the Scorpion, Scorpion]
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English
Alternative spellings
Etymology
scorpius, "scorpion"Symbol
Proper noun
ScorpioTranslations
constellation
- Danish: Skorpionen
- Dutch: schorpioen
- Finnish: Skorpioni
- French: Scorpion
- German: der Skorpion
- Polish: Skorpion
- Romanian: Scorpion
- Russian: Скорпион (skorpión)
- Scottish Gaelic: An Sgairp
- Slovak: Škorpión
- Slovene: Škorpijon
- Spanish: Escorpión
astrological sign
- Danish: Skorpionen
- Finnish: Skorpioni
- German: der Skorpion
- Romanian: Scorpion
- Russian: Скорпион (skorpión)
- Scottish Gaelic: An Sgairp
- Slovene: Škorpijon
Antonyms
Extensive Definition
Scorpio may refer to:
- Scorpion, a venomous animal, from which most of the following get their name
- Scorpius, one of the constellations of the western zodiac
- Scorpio (astrology), the astrological sign represented by this constellation
Technology
- Scorpio (Dart-thrower), Roman artillery invented in 50 BC.
- Scorpio ROV, a class of submersible remotely operated vehicle, including the Scorpio II and Super Scorpio operated by the US and UK navies
- Ford Scorpio, a car
- A Roman scourge
- Codename for version 8 of the ColdFusion application server
Popular culture
- A yoga posture known as the Scorpio
- Mahindra Scorpio, an SUV style vehicle in India
- Charlie Skaggs, a professional wrestler known as 2 Cold Scorpio
- Hank Scorpio, a supervillain from the TV series The Simpsons
- The Scorpio Killer, the antagonist in the 1971 Clint Eastwood movie, Dirty Harry
- Scorpio, a hit song recorded by Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band in 1972
- Scorpio (song), a song by Korean rock band The TRAX
- Scorpio, the name of a song by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band
- OZ-16MSX-D Scorpio, a mecha from the After Colony Era (Gundam Wing)
- Scorpio (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
- Scorpiomon a digimon which is named after the star sign
- Scorpio (Blake's 7), the heroes' fictional spacecraft in the final season of the TV series Blake's 7
- Scorpio (film), a 1973 spy film starring Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon
Scorpio in German: Scorpio
Scorpio in Italian: Scorpio
Scorpio in Dutch:
Schorpioen