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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skor.pí.on/ → /skorˈpi.on/ → /skorˈpi.on/
Noun
σκορπῐ́ον • (skorpĭ́on) n (genitive σκορπῐ́ου); second declension
- jointfir (Ephedra distachya)
- Synonyms: τᾰ́ργᾰνον (tắrgănon), τρᾰ́γος (trắgos)
- squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium)
- Synonyms: σίκυς άγριος m (síkus ágrios), ἐλατήριον n (elatḗrion), νότιον n (nótion), βουβάλιον n (boubálion), βάλλις f (bállis), σκόπιον n (skópion), γρῦνον n (grûnon), πευκέδανον n (peukédanon), φέρομβρον n (phérombron)
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