scorpiid

/skɔːrpiɪd/

Definitions

1. noun

A member of the infraorder Scorpida, which includes scorpions and their extinct relatives.

“Fossil records indicate that the ancient scorpiid species was larger than any modern scorpion.”

Synonyms

  • arachnid
  • scorpion

Antonyms

  • insectoid
  • mollusk