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1. Scorpion
   HMS Scorpion was a British River Gunboat of 700 tons displacement launched in 1937. HMS Scorpion was powered by Parsons geared turbines providing a top speed of 17 knots. She carried a complement of 93 and was fitted for service as the Flagship on the Yangtse River. HMS Scorpion was armed with two 4...
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2. Scorpion
   Twenty tools that can be used to construct specialised programming environments. The Scorpion Project was started by Prof. Richard Snodgrass (rts@cs.arizona.edu) as an outgrowth of the SoftLab Project (which produced the IDL Toolkit) that he started when he was at the University of North Carolina. ...
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3. scorpion
   [n] - arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting
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4. Scorpion
   Submarine-launched cruise missile [SU;RU], Light reconnaissance vehicle [UK], Tank destroyer [US], Humvee fitted with Vasilyek 82mm mortar [US], Tank Destroyer [CH]
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5. scorpion
   General term applying to the family scorpaenidae (Multiling. Dict. of Fish). Category: Management in the public and private sector
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6. Scorpion
   Scor'pi·on noun [ French, from Latin scorpio , scorpius , Greek ..., perhaps akin to English sharp .] 1. (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, ...
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7. scorpion
   1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting. ... Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last of which terminates in...
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8. scorpion
   noun arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting
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9. Scorpion
   • (n.) A sign and constellation. See Scorpio. • (n.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles. • (n.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting. • (n.)...
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10. Scorpion
    (from the article `Equestrian Sports`) ...in Paris. Motivator was the third consecutive Derby winner that seemed to be unable to win again. Hurricane Run, the sixth Arc winner trained by ...
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11. scorpion
    any of 1,400 elongated arachnid species characterized by a segmented curved tail tipped with a venomous stinger at the rear of the body and a pair of ... [5 related articles]
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12. scorpion
    scorpion A venomous terrestrial arthropod in the class Arachnida, order Scorpionida. It is characterized by a five-segmented, flexible, tail-like postabdomen ending in the aculeus, or stinger, which is carried arched forward over its head. There are four pairs of legs and a large anterior pair of ...
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13. scorpion
    scorpion, any arachnid of the order Scorpionida with a hollow poisonous stinger at the tip of the tail. Scorpions vary from about 1/2 in. to about 6 in. (1–15 cm) long; most are from 1 to 3 in. (2.5–7.6 cm) long. They are predominantly tropical or subtropical, but some species live in te...
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14. Scorpion
    Scorpion is military slang for a civilian resident of Gibraltar.
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15. Scorpion
    Scorpion is military slang for a civilian resident of Gibraltar.
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16. Scorpion
    Scorpion is a popular name for any of several species of arachnids of the order Scorpionidea most familiar for the sting in their curled tail and two large pincers.
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17. Scorpion
    A scorpion is a form of whip, formerly used as an instrument of torture, characterised by either having metal spikes included within its cords or the cords knotted.
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18. scorpion
    Type: Term Pronunciation: skōr′pē-ŏn Definitions: 1. A member of the order Scorpionida; includes the devil scorpion, Vejovis, and the hairy scorpion, Hadrurus.
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19. scorpion
    Any arachnid of the order Scorpiones, common in the tropics and subtropics. Scorpions have four pairs of walking legs, large pincers, and long tails ending in upcurved poisonous stings, though the venom is not usually fatal to a healthy adult human. Some species reach 25 cm/10 in. There are about...
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20. Scorpion
    `Scorpions` are predatory arthropod animals of the order `Scorpiones` within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger...
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21. Scorpion
    (disambiguation) A `scorpion` is a predatory arthropod animal. `Scorpion` may also refer to: Music: Sports: Military/paramilitary units: Weaponry: Vessels and vehicles: Comics: Gaming: Other uses: See also:
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22. Scorpion
    (Mortal Kombat) `Scorpion` is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Character information and design: Scorpion appeared in the first three MK titles simply as a yellow palette swap of Sub-Zero with a different stance, though the original costume used ...
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23. Scorpion
    (solitaire) `Scorpion` is a Patience game using a deck of 52 playing cards. Although somewhat related to Spider, the method of game play is akin to Yukon. The object of this game is to form four columns of suit sequence cards from king down to ace. The game starts with 49 cards dealt into sev...
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24. Scorpion
    (album) `Scorpion` is the Grammy-winning second album of female rapper Eve, released March 6, 2001 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album debuted at #4 of the Billboard 200 and went date=January 2011--> The album features hit singles, such as "Who`s That Gi...
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25. Scorpion
    (roller coaster) `Scorpion` is a steel looping roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Florida, United States. It opened in 1980 as a part of the newly added Timbuktu section that gave the park a complete circuit, linking the Congo section to the Nairobi section of the park. ...
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