Scorpio
Pronunciation : Scor"pi*o
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A scorpion.
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.
pl. Scorpiones.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913