What is the Spanish word for "scorpion"?

Learn how to say "scorpion" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

scorpion

Spanish

escorpión

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Examples of how to use "scorpion" in Spanish

English
A scorpion has a venomous sting.
Spanish
Un escorpión tiene un aguijón venenoso.
English
A scorpion crawled across the desert sand.
Spanish
Un escorpión cruzó la arena del desierto.
English
She pointed at the scorpion in the rock.
Spanish
Ella señaló al escorpión en la roca.
English
The scorpion moved its tail slowly upward.
Spanish
El escorpión movió su cola lentamente hacia arriba.
English
I saw a scorpion under the old log.
Spanish
Vi un escorpión debajo del tronco viejo.

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