Scorpiones

See also: scorpiones

Translingual

Scorpio maurus palmatus of the Scorpiones

Etymology

From Latin scorpiones (“plural of scorpio”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Proper noun

Scorpiones

A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – scorpions.

Hyponyms

(order): Neoscorpionina (subclass)
- †Mesoscorpionina, †Cyclophthalmoidea (extinct subclasses)

References

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

Further reading

Scorpion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scorpiones on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scorpiones on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Scorpiones at the Tree of Life Web Project

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