Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
   perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate
      arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial
      mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.

   Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender
         post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last
         of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The
         venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with
         redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal
         glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if
         ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely
         dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New
         Worlds.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus
      undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]

   3. (Zo["o]l.) The scorpene.

   4. (Script.) A painful scourge.

            My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
            chastise you with scorpions.          --1 Kings xii.
                                                  11.

   5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.

   6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
      other missiles.

   {Book scorpion}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Book}.

   {False scorpion}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {False}, and {Book
      scorpion}.

   {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo["o]l.) See {Nepa}.

   {Scorpion fly} (Zo["o]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
      {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.

   {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.
      palustris} is the forget-me-not.

   {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub
      ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a
      scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like
      indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.

   {Scorpion shell} (Zo["o]l.), any shell of the genus
      Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.

   {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo["o]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.

   {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
      {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also
      called {caterpillar}.

   {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant
      ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.

   {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the
      constellation Scorpio.

Source : WordNet®

Scorpion
     n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
          [syn: {Scorpio}]
     2: the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
        about October 23 to November 21 [syn: {Scorpio}, {Scorpio
        the Scorpion}]
     3: arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail
        ending in a venomous sting

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Scorpion
     
        Twenty tools that can be used to construct specialised
        programming environments.  The Scorpion Project was started by
        Prof. Richard Snodgrass  as an outgrowth
        of the {SoftLab} Project (which produced the {IDL Toolkit})
        that he started when he was at the {University of North
        Carolina}.  The Scorpion Project is directed by him at the
        {University of Arizona} and by Karen Shannon at the
        {University of North Carolina} at Chapel Hill.
     
        Version 6.0 runs on {Sun-3}, {Sun-4}, {VAX}, {Decstation},
        {Iris}, {Sequent}, {HP9000}.
     
        See also {Candle}.
     
        {(ftp://cs.arizona.edu/scorpion/)}.
     
        Mailing list: [email protected].
     
        E-mail: .
     
        (1993-11-04)