scorpio Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
    Scorpion.
  2. noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
    Scorpius.
  3. noun the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
    Scorpio the Scorpion; Scorpion.

WordNet

Scor"pi*o noun
Etymology
L.
Wordforms
plural Scorpiones
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A scorpion.
  2. (Astron.) (a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [&scorpio;] in almanacs. (b) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion.

Webster 1913