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scorpion

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sculpin  \Scul"pin\,  n.  [Written  also  skulpin.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  marine  cottoid  fishes  of 
  the  genus  {Cottus},  or  {Acanthocottus},  having  a  large 
  head  armed  with  sharp  spines,  and  a  broad  mouth.  They  are 
  generally  mottled  with  yellow,  brown,  and  black.  Several 
  species  are  found  on  the  Atlantic  coasts  of  Europe  and 
  America. 
  b  A  large  cottoid  market  fish  of  California 
  ({Scorp[ae]nichthys  marmoratus});  --  called  also 
  {bighead},  {cabezon},  {scorpion},  {salpa}. 
  c  The  dragonet,  or  yellow  sculpin,  of  Europe  ({Callionymus 
  lura}). 
 
  Note:  The  name  is  also  applied  to  other  related  California 
  species. 
 
  {Deep-water  sculpin},  the  sea  raven. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scorpion  \Scor"pi*on\,  n.  [F.,  fr  L.  scorpio,  scorpius,  Gr  ?, 
  perhaps  akin  to  E.  sharp.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  pulmonate 
  arachnids  of  the  order  Scorpiones,  having  a  suctorial 
  mouth,  large  claw-bearing  palpi,  and  a  caudal  sting. 
 
  Note:  Scorpions  have  a  flattened  body,  and  a  long,  slender 
  post-abdomen  formed  of  six  movable  segments,  the  last 
  of  which  terminates  in  a  curved  venomous  sting.  The 
  venom  causes  great  pain,  but  is  unattended  either  with 
  redness  or  swelling,  except  in  the  axillary  or  inguinal 
  glands,  when  an  extremity  is  affected.  It  is  seldom  if 
  ever  destructive  of  life.  Scorpions  are  found  widely 
  dispersed  in  the  warm  climates  of  both  the  Old  and  New 
  Worlds. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  The  pine  or  gray  lizard  ({Sceloporus 
  undulatus}).  [Local,  U.  S.] 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  The  scorpene. 
 
  4.  (Script.)  A  painful  scourge. 
 
  My  father  hath  chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I  will 
  chastise  you  with  scorpions.  --1  Kings  xii. 
  11. 
 
  5.  (Astron.)  A  sign  and  constellation.  See  {Scorpio}. 
 
  6.  (Antiq.)  An  ancient  military  engine  for  hurling  stones  and 
  other  missiles. 
 
  {Book  scorpion}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  under  {Book}. 
 
  {False  scorpion}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  under  {False},  and  {Book 
  scorpion}. 
 
  {Scorpion  bug},  or  {Water  scorpion}  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Nepa}. 
 
  {Scorpion  fly}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  neuropterous  insect  of  the  genus 
  {Panorpa}.  See  {Panorpid}. 
 
  {Scorpion  grass}  (Bot.),  a  plant  of  the  genus  {Myosotis}.  {M. 
  palustris}  is  the  forget-me-not. 
 
  {Scorpion  senna}  (Bot.),  a  yellow-flowered  leguminous  shrub 
  ({Coronilla  Emerus})  having  a  slender  joined  pod,  like  a 
  scorpion's  tail.  The  leaves  are  said  to  yield  a  dye  like 
  indigo,  and  to  be  used  sometimes  to  adulterate  senna. 
 
  {Scorpion  shell}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  shell  of  the  genus 
  Pteroceras.  See  {Pteroceras}. 
 
  {Scorpion  spiders}.  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  the  Pedipalpi. 
 
  {Scorpion's  tail}  (Bot.),  any  plant  of  the  leguminous  genus 
  {Scorpiurus},  herbs  with  a  circinately  coiled  pod;  --  also 
  called  {caterpillar}. 
 
  {Scorpion's  thorn}  (Bot.),  a  thorny  leguminous  plant 
  ({Genista  Scorpius})  of  Southern  Europe. 
 
  {The  Scorpion's  Heart}  (Astron.),  the  star  Antares  in  the 
  constellation  Scorpio. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scorpion 
  n  :  arachnid  of  warm  dry  regions  having  a  long  segmented  tail 
  ending  in  a  venomous  sting 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Scorpion 
 
  Twenty  tools  that  can  be  used  to  construct  specialised 
  programming  environments.  The  Scorpion  Project  was  started  by 
  Prof.  Richard  Snodgrass    as  an  outgrowth 
  of  the  {SoftLab}  Project  (which  produced  the  {IDL  Toolkit}) 
  that  he  started  when  he  was  at  the  {University  of  North 
  Carolina}.  The  Scorpion  Project  is  directed  by  him  at  the 
  {University  of  Arizona}  and  by  Karen  Shannon  at  the 
  {University  of  North  Carolina}  at  Chapel  Hill. 
 
  Version  6.0  runs  on  {Sun-3},  {Sun-4},  {VAX},  {Decstation}, 
  {Iris},  {Sequent},  {HP9000}. 
 
  See  also  {Candle}. 
 
  {(ftp://cs.arizona.edu/scorpion/)} 
 
  Mailing  list:  info-scorpion-request@cs.arizona.edu. 
 
  E-mail:  . 
 
  (1993-11-04)




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