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Scorpion

/skˈɔrpiən/
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(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 venomous sting in the end.

I would scream very loudly if I saw a scorpion in my room.
Is it true that you caught a scorpion?
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The hiker shook out her boots carefully to check for a ____ before putting them on.

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