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SCORPION [2 records]

Record 1 2009-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrology
OBS

October 24 to November 22.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrologie
OBS

24 octobre au 22 novembre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astrología
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Record 2 1992-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Phraseology
DEF

Any of an order (Scorpionida) of arachnids found in warm regions, with a front pair of nipping claws and a long, slender jointed tail ending in a curved, poisonous sting.

OBS

Group: a bed or nest of scorpions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Phraséologie
DEF

Nom vulgaire donné à diverses espèces d'Arachnides de l'ordre des Scorpionidés, répandues dans les régions chaudes et tempérées [...] il vit sous les pierres, les troncs morts et les écorces; il se nourrit d'insectes et de petits animaux, et [dispose d'un] aiguillon [...]

Spanish

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