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U+264F, ♏
SCORPIUS

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On this 16th-century clock-face, Scorpio (from 4 o'clock to 5 o'clock on the outer dial, below Mercury/Wednesday) indicates November.

Translingual

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Alternative forms

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The symbol may have three humps before the tail, not just two; the tail may or may not have barbs (end in an arrowhead).

Etymology

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A stylized representation of a scorpion with a stinging tail.

Symbol

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  1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Scorpio.
  2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Scorpius.
  3. (rare) October[1]
  4. (alchemy, archaic) separation
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♏︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Scorpius, here δ ♏︎ (Delta Scorpii) in line 4.
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♏︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Scorpius, here δ ♏︎ (Delta Scorpii) in line 4.


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See also

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Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
ariēs taurus geminī cancer
leō virgō lībra scorpiō
sagittārius capricornus aquārius piscēs

References

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  1. ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 56