'Scorpiones' definitions:

Definition of 'Scorpiones'

From: GCIDE
  • Scorpiones \Scor`pi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.) A division of arachnids comprising the scorpions. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scorpiones'

From: GCIDE
  • Scorpio \Scor"pi*o\, n.; pl. Scorpiones. [L.]
  • 1. (Zool.) 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]