Pandinus

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Translingual[edit]

Pandinus imperator (emperor scorpion)

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Pandinus m

  1. (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Scorpionidae – approximately the same as the subgenus Pandinus in Pandinus (sensu lato).
  2. (archaic, sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Scorpionidae – certain large scorpions of tropical Africa and the southeastern Arabian peninsula.
  3. (archaic) A taxonomic subgenus within the family Scorpionidae – Pandinus (Pandinus).

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Recent studies (2003, 2009) have cast doubt on whether the subgenus divisions reflect natural groups. For more see Pandinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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