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scorpion
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scorpion,škorpion n: Zdeněk Brož
scorpion
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scorpion
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Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of
the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large
head armed with several 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
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus); -- called also bighead,
cabezon, scorpion, salpa.
(c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus
lyra}).
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Note: The name is also applied to other related California
species.
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Deep-water sculpin, the sea raven.
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Scorpion
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Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
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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.
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2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
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3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
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4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
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My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
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5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
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6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
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Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
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scorpion
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Scorpion
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in
Scorpio [syn: Scorpio, Scorpion]
2: the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about October 23 to November 21 [syn: Scorpio, {Scorpio the
Scorpion}, Scorpion]
3: arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail
ending in a venomous stinger
scorpion
(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: .

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false scorpion
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false scorpion, n:
order pseudoscorpiones
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order Pseudoscorpiones, n:
order pseudoscorpionida
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order Pseudoscorpionida, n:
order scorpionida
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order Scorpionida, n:
plumed scorpionfish
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plumed scorpionfish, n:
pseudoscorpion
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pseudoscorpion, n:
scorpion fish
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scorpion fish, n:
scorpion fly
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scorpion fly, n:
scorpion shell
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scorpion shell, n:
scorpion weed
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scorpion weed, n:
scorpionfish
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scorpionfish, n:
scorpionweed
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scorpionweed, n:
sea scorpion
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sea scorpion, n:
water scorpion
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water scorpion, n:
whip scorpion
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whip scorpion, n:
whip-scorpion
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whip-scorpion, n:
Book scorpion
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Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
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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.
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2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
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3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
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4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
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My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
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5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
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6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
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Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]Book \Book\ (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to
Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k,
Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch;
and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient
Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes on pieces of
beechen board. Cf. Beech.]
1. A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material,
blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many
folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or
writing.
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Note: When blank, it is called a blank book. When printed,
the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a
volume of some size, from a pamphlet.
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Note: It has been held that, under the copyright law, a book
is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound
together; it may be printed on a single sheet, as music
or a diagram of patterns. --Abbott.
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2. A composition, written or printed; a treatise.
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A good book is the precious life blood of a master
spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a
life beyond life. --Milton.
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3. A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as,
the tenth book of "Paradise Lost."
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4. A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are
kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and
expenditures, etc.; -- often used in the plural; as, they
got a subpoena to examine our books.

Syn: ledger, leger, account book, book of account. [1913
Webster + WordNet 1.5]

5. Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of bridge or
whist, being the minimum number of tricks that must be
taken before any additional tricks are counted as part of
the score for that hand; in certain other games, two or
more corresponding cards, forming a set.
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6. (Drama) a written version of a play or other dramatic
composition; -- used in preparing for a performance.

Syn: script, playscript.
[WordNet 1.5]

7. a set of paper objects (tickets, stamps, matches, checks
etc.) bound together by one edge, like a book; as, he
bought a book of stamps.
[WordNet 1.5]

8. a book or list, actual or hypothetical, containing records
of the best performances in some endeavor; a recordbook;
-- used in the phrase

one for the book or

one for the books.

Syn: record, recordbook.
[PJC]

9. (Sport) the set of facts about an athlete's performance,
such as typical performance or playing habits or methods,
that are accumulated by potential opponents as an aid in
deciding how best to compete against that athlete; as, the
book on Ted Williams suggests pitching to him low and
outside.
[PJC]

10. (Finance) same as book value.
[PJC]

11. (Stock market) the list of current buy and sell orders
maintained by a stock market specialist.
[PJC]

12. (Commerce) the purchase orders still outstanding and
unfilled on a company's ledger; as, book to bill ratio.
[PJC]

Note: Book is used adjectively or as a part of many
compounds; as, book buyer, bookrack, book club, book
lore, book sale, book trade, memorandum book, cashbook.
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Book account, an account or register of debt or credit in a
book.

Book debt, a debt for items charged to the debtor by the
creditor in his book of accounts.

Book learning, learning acquired from books, as
distinguished from practical knowledge. "Neither does it
so much require book learning and scholarship, as good
natural sense, to distinguish true and false." --Burnet.

Book louse (Zool.), one of several species of minute,
wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They
belong to the Pseudoneuroptera.

Book moth (Zool.), the name of several species of moths,
the larv[ae] of which eat books.

Book oath, an oath made on The Book, or Bible.

The Book of Books, the Bible.

Book post, a system under which books, bulky manuscripts,
etc., may be transmitted by mail.

Book scorpion (Zool.), one of the false scorpions
(Chelifer cancroides) found among books and papers. It
can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects.


Book stall, a stand or stall, often in the open air, for
retailing books.

Canonical books. See Canonical.

In one's books, in one's favor. "I was so much in his
books, that at his decease he left me his lamp."
--Addison.

To bring to book.
(a) To compel to give an account.
(b) To compare with an admitted authority. "To bring it
manifestly to book is impossible." --M. Arnold.

by the book, according to standard procedures; using the
correct or usual methods.

cook the books, make fallacious entries in or otherwise
manipulate a financial record book for fraudulent
purposes.

To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell.

To make book (Horse Racing), to conduct a business of
accepting or placing bets from others on horse races.

To make a book (Horse Racing), to lay bets (recorded in a
pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that
the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and
loses only on the winning horse or horses.

off the books, not recorded in the official financial
records of a business; -- usually used of payments made in
cash to fraudulently avoid payment of taxes or of
employment benefits.

one for the book, one for the books, something
extraordinary, such as a record-breaking performance or a
remarkable accomplishment.

To speak by the book, to speak with minute exactness.

to throw the book at, to impose the maximum fine or penalty
for an offense; -- usually used of judges imposing
penalties for criminal acts.

Without book.
(a) By memory.
(b) Without authority.

to write the book, to be the leading authority in a field;
-- usually used in the past tense; as, he's not just an
average expert, he wrote the book.
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brown scorpion
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Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
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Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (Pinus Strobus),
the Georgia pine (Pinus australis), the red pine
(Pinus resinosa), and the great West Coast {sugar
pine} (Pinus Lambertiana) are among the most
valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called
Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the
only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree,
or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See
Pinon.
[1913 Webster] The spruces, firs, larches, and true
cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
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2. The wood of the pine tree.
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3. A pineapple.
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Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.

Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.

Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]

Pine borer (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.

Pine finch. (Zool.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.

Pine grosbeak (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.

Pine lizard (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.

Pine marten. (Zool.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.

Pine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.

Pine mouse (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.

Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.

Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).

Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.


Pine snake (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake
(Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with
brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull
snake}. The Western pine snake (Pituophis Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.

Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.

Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
tree shilling}.

Pine weevil (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils
whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several
species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to
the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.

Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and {pine-wood
wool}.
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False scorpion
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Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
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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.
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2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
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3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
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4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
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My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
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5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
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Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]False \False\, a. [Compar. Falser; superl. Falsest.] [L.
falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]
1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
dishnest; as, a false witness.
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2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
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I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
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3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
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4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
false colors; false jewelry.
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False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
--Shak.
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5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
grammar.
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Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
--Spenser.
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6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
are temporary or supplemental.
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7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
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False arch (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
arch, though not of arch construction.

False attic, an architectural erection above the main
cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
inclosing rooms.

False bearing, any bearing which is not directly upon a
vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
a false bearing.

False cadence, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.

False conception (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
properly organized fetus.

False croup (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.

False door or False window (Arch.), the representation of
a door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors
or windows or to give symmetry.

False fire, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
decoying a vessel to destruction.

False galena. See Blende.

False imprisonment (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.

False keel (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
lateral resistance.

False key, a picklock.

False leg. (Zool.) See Proleg.

False membrane (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
animal membrane.

False papers (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
etc., for the purpose of deceiving.

False passage (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.

False personation (Law), the intentional false assumption
of the name and personality of another.

False pretenses (Law), false representations concerning
past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
defrauding another.

False rail (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
the head rail to strengthen it.

False relation (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
by a flat or sharp.

False return (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.

False ribs (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
five pairs in man.

False roof (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
the roof. --Oxford Gloss.

False token, a false mark or other symbol, used for
fraudulent purposes.

False scorpion (Zool.), any arachnid of the genus
Chelifer. See Book scorpion.

False tack (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
away again on the same tack.

False vampire (Zool.), the Vampyrus spectrum of South
America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
blood-sucking habits; -- called also vampire, and {ghost
vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire.

False window. (Arch.) See False door, above.

False wing. (Zool.) See Alula, and Bastard wing, under
Bastard.

False works (Civil Engin.), construction works to
facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
bridge centering, etc.
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Pseudoscorpiones
(gcide)
Pseudoscorpiones \Pseu`do*scor`pi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL. See
Pseudo-, and Scorpion.] (Zool.)
An order of Arachnoidea having the palpi terminated by large
claws, as in the scorpions, but destitute of a caudal sting;
the false scorpions. Called also Pseudoscorpii, and
Pseudoscorpionina. See Illust. of Book scorpion, under
Book.
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Scorpion
(gcide)
Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of
the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large
head armed with several 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
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus); -- called also bighead,
cabezon, scorpion, salpa.
(c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus
lyra}).
[1913 Webster]

Note: The name is also applied to other related California
species.
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Deep-water sculpin, the sea raven.
[1913 Webster]Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]
Scorpion bug
(gcide)
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]Nepa \Ne"pa\, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zool.)
A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon
other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called
also scorpion bug and water scorpion.
[1913 Webster]
scorpion bug
(gcide)
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]Nepa \Ne"pa\, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zool.)
A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon
other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called
also scorpion bug and water scorpion.
[1913 Webster]
Scorpion fly
(gcide)
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]
Scorpion grass
(gcide)
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]
Scorpion senna
(gcide)
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]
Scorpion shell
(gcide)
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]Pteroceras \Pte*roc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wing + ? a
horn.] (Zool.)
A genus of large marine gastropods having the outer border of
the lip divided into lobes; -- called also scorpion shell.
[1913 Webster]
scorpion shell
(gcide)
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]Pteroceras \Pte*roc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wing + ? a
horn.] (Zool.)
A genus of large marine gastropods having the outer border of
the lip divided into lobes; -- called also scorpion shell.
[1913 Webster]
Scorpion spiders
(gcide)
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,
perhaps akin to E. sharp.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids
of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large
claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).
[Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The scorpene.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Script.) A painful scourge.
[1913 Webster]

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions. --1 Kings xii.
11.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and
other missiles.
[1913 Webster]

Book scorpion. (Zool.) See under Book.

False scorpion. (Zool.) See under False, and {Book
scorpion}.

Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zool.) See Nepa.

Scorpion fly (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis.
Myosotis 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 (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.

Scorpion spiders. (Zool.), 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.
[1913 Webster]
Scorpiones
(gcide)
Scorpiones \Scor`pi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
A division of arachnids comprising the scorpions.
[1913 Webster]Scorpio \Scor"pi*o\, n.; pl. Scorpiones. [L.]
1. (Zool.) A scorpion.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Astron.)
(a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters
about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus
[[scorpio]] in almanacs.
(b) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright
star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in
the figure of a scorpion.
[1913 Webster]
Scorpionidea
(gcide)
Scorpionidea \Scor`pi*o*nid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
Same as Scorpiones.
[1913 Webster]