Scorpio

Scorpio
Scorpio Scor"pi*o, n.; pl. {Scorpiones}. [L.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A scorpion. [1913 Webster]

2. (Astron.) (a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [[scorpio]] in almanacs. (b) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion. [1913 Webster]


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