56%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Astronomy Pronounced Pron. SKAWR-pi-əs(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From a Latin variant of Scorpio. This is the name of a zodiacal constellation said to have the shape of a scorpion. According to Greek and Roman legend it was the monster that was sent to kill Orion. Categories animals, astrology, astronomy, constellations, English nouns, insects, legendary creatures, variants