any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting; a scorpion.

any of various decapods with four pairs of legs, one pair of pincers, a flattish shell, and a short, broad abdomen folded under its thorax; a crab.

any of a class (Chilopoda) of elongated, many-segmented, insect-eating arthropods with a pair of legs to each segment; a centipede.

the wormlike larva of various insects, esp. of a butterfly or moth; a caterpillar.

any of various families of winged hymenopteran insects, characterised by a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, biting mouthparts, and, in the females and workers, a vicious sting that can be used repeatedly; a wasp.

the plant Girardinia zeylanica ( = G. heterophylla) of Urticaceae family; itching plant.

(fig.) a wicked fellow.

(astrol.) the eighth sign of the zodiac; the Scorpio.

the eighth month in the solar calendar, starting from the day the sun enters the Scorpio.