Scorp

Morpheme

Scorp

Type

bound base

Denotation

arachnid with two large front pincers and a curved tail ending in a venomous sting

Etymology

Middle English scorpioun, skorpioun, schorpion, schorpiun; Old French scorpion; Latin scorpiōnem, from scorpiō; Ancient Greek skorpíos

Evidence

Parascorpaena, pseudoscorpion, Scorpaena, scorpene, Scorpio, scorpion, scorpionate, scorpionfish, scorpionfly, scorpionid, scorpionism, scorpionlike, scorpions, scorpionweed, Scorpius

See Also

Scorpi, Scorpaen, Sculpin