As nouns the difference between dragonfly and scorpion
is that dragonfly is an insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera with four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body while scorpion is any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a poisonous sting in the end.
As an adjective Scorpion is
of, or pertaining to, the Scorpio star sign.
dragonfly
Alternative forms
* dragon-fly
Noun
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera with four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body.
Synonyms
* (insect of infraorder Anisoptera) darner, darning needle, devil's darning needle, dining needle, ear sewer, horse-stinger, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder, spindle
See also
* Anisoptera
* damselfly
* Odonata
scorpion
Alternative forms
* skorpion
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones , related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a poisonous sting in the end.
An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
See also
* arachnid
* Scorpio
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Derived terms
* scorpionate
* scorpion kick
* scorpionlike
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