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scorpion

[skawr-pee-uhn] / ˈskɔr pi ən /
NOUN
arachnid
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Solanke then produced a stunning scorpion kick to equalise and leave City six points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

From Barron's

Researchers examining spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, noticed something unusual on a spider only a few millimeters long.

From Science Daily

Human-sized sea scorpions and enormous nautiloids with pointed shells stretching up to five meters hunted through the water.

From Science Daily

Seasoned diplomats rehearsed rigid protocols to prevent misunderstandings between two nuclear powers poised like scorpions in a jar.

From The Wall Street Journal

The venom of an Amazonian scorpion species may contain a compound capable of helping treat breast cancer, a disease that remains one of the top causes of death among women.

From Science Daily