{"def":{"short":"a \"scorpion\" (from its sting)","long":["a scorpion, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurk, especially in stone walls; it has a poisonous sting in its tail"]},"deriv":"probably from an obsolete σκέρπω (perhaps strengthened from the base of G4649 and meaning to pierce)","pronun":{"ipa":"skorˈpi.os","ipa_mod":"skowrˈpi.ows","sbl":"skorpios","dic":"skore-PEE-ose","dic_mod":"skore-PEE-ose"},"see":["G4649"]}