Definitions for scorpioid

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scorpioid scor·pi·oid

Spelling: [skawr-pee-oid]

IPA: /ˈskɔr piˌɔɪd/

Scorpioid is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 268 anagrams from letters in scorpioid (cdiiooprs).

Definitions for scorpioid

adjective

1. resembling a scorpion.
2. belonging or pertaining to the Scorpionida, the order of arachnids comprising the scorpions.
3. curved at the end like the tail of a scorpion.

Origin of scorpioid

1830-40; Latin scorpi(ō) scorpion + -oid

Examples for scorpioid

Here there are scorpioid cymes of pairs of flowers, each pair consisting of an older and a younger flower.

scorpioid or scorpioidal, curved or circinate at the end, 77.

Diagram of a scorpioid cyme, with opposite leaves or bracts.