(n.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
(n.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
(n.) The scorpene.
(n.) A painful scourge.
(n.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
(n.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.