SCOLOPENLRIDJE 



SEA 



Scolopendridae, (skol-o-pen'dri-de). [Skolo- 

 pendra, q.v. ; Gk. eidos, form.] A carnivo- 

 rous sub-division of Myriapoda, q.v. 



Scolopendrium, ( skol-6-pen'dri-um ). [The 

 Greek name.]=Hart's tongue, q.v. 



Scomber, (skom'ber). [The Latin name.] 

 Mackerel: the type of Scombridse. S. pelemys 

 =Bonita. 



Scomberid8B=Scombrid88, ff.v. 



Scombridae, ( skom'bri-dS ). [Scomber, q.v. ; 

 Gk. eidos, for m.]= Scorn beridse: mackerel, 

 tunny, sword-fish, &c. ; a family of fishes, 

 belonging to Acanthopterygii. 



Scopelus, (skop'e-lus). [L. scopulus, sea-rock.] 

 A salmon-like fish, belonging to Salinonidaj. 

 S. Humboldtii= Argentine. 



Scops, (skops)=Strix scops. 



Scops-eared owl=Ephialtes scops. 



Scoria, (sko'ri-a). [The Latin word.] Cin- 

 ders of lavas: used generally for dross or 

 slag. 



Scorodite, (sko'ro-dit). A mineral, chiefly 

 composed of iron and manganese. 



Scorpion, (skor'pi-on). [Scorpio, the Latin 

 name.] An insect belonging to Pedipalpi; 

 the largest of Arachnida, q.v. False S.= 

 Eophrynus: belong to Arachnida. S. fiies= 

 Panorpidse, q.v., named from the abdomen 

 resembling that of a scorpion. S. grass= 

 Myosotis, q.v. 



Scorpio, (skor'pi-o). [The Latin name.] 1. 

 =The Scorpion: the 

 eighth sign of the 

 Zodiac, one of the 

 autumnal signs, of 

 which Antares is the 

 chief star. 2. A bur- 

 rowing stinging ^-p. ^ 

 spider. gjy/ }] Til 



Scotch. S.^?7-=Pmu <lp ^ 

 sylvestris. S. peb- Scorpion. 



lies: a banded variety of agate. S. sttcfly 

 =Lophyrus. /S. f/tt<te=Onopordon, q.v. 



Scowed anchor. Having the cable tied to the 

 shank, so that it can be pulled up by the 

 shank if it become fixed. 



Screamer, S. 6ird=Palamedea cornuta, q.v. 

 A bird of S. America. 



Screen, (skreu). A partition in a bnild- 



. ing (especially in a church) reaching only 

 part of the distance from the floor to the 

 roof. 



Screw, (skvo). [Smce.the 0. E. word.] One 

 of the mechanical 

 powers, q.v. S. 

 b lade : the blade of 

 a screw-propeller. 

 iS. jack: an appa- 

 ratus for lifting, 

 heavy bodies a shori 

 distance. S. pro- 

 peller: an appara- 

 tus by which the 

 force of steam is 

 applied to moving 

 vessels in water. S. 

 thread, v. Thread. Screw-jack. 



S. pile: one which is screwed into the 

 ground. S. pines = Pandanacete, q.v. 



Fossil S. ; cast of 



the interior of a spi- 



ral univave shell. 



Micrometer S. t v. 



Micrometer. 

 Scrofula, (skrof ' u- 



la). [The Latin 



word.] A phase of 



disease, in which 



tumours and ulti- 



mately ulcers are 



formed. Screw-propellet 



Scrophularia, ( skrof- u-la'ri-a ). [ Scrofula, 



q.v.] 

 Scrophulariacese, (skrof-u-la-ri-a'se-e). [Scro- 



fula, q.v.] Fig-worts : herbs and shrubs 



with monopetalous flowers, belonging to 



Bignonales. 

 Scruple, (skrS'pl). [Scrupule, the French 



word.]=20 grains. See Apothecaries' Weight 



in Tables. 



Sculpin. v. Skulpin. 

 Sculpture, (skul- 



ptur). [Sculptura, . 



the Latin word.]] 



Representation 



form, cf. Painting, 



or representation 



by colour and form ; Sculpin. 



includes carving, engraving, modelling, &c. 



S. irri(r/i(7=Hieroglyphic, q.v. 

 Scurvy, (skeyvi). A phase of disease, caused 



by insufficient nutriment, characterised by 



debility and internal bleeding from various 



parts, &c., especially caused by want of vege- 



table food. 5. jrT'assz^Cochlearia, q.v. 

 Scuta, (sku'ta). [L. scutum, shield.] Plural 



of Scxitum, q.v. 

 Scutella, (sku-tel'la). [L. scutellum, littlo 



shield.] A variety of sea-urchins: animals be- 



longing to Echinodermata; circular in form; 



intermediate between stir-fish and echinus. 

 Scutellaria, (skut-el-la'ri-a). [L. scutdla, 



scale.] = Skull-cap: an herb belonging to 



Labiatae. 



Scutes, (sktlts). r. Scutum. 

 Scuttles. Openings allowing communication 



between the different decks of a ship. 

 Scutum, (sku'tum). [L. scutum, shield.] One 



of the bony plates, or scutes, into which tho 



derma of crocodiles, &c., are hardened. 

 Scutum Sobieski, (sku'tum s5-bi-es'ki). [The 



Latin name.] = The Shield of Sobieski: a 



northern constellation, of small stars only. 

 Scyllium, (sil'li-um). A fish, belonging" to 



Squalidse; also called Dog-fish and Bounce. 

 Scylodermata, (sil-16-der'ma-ta). Leuckait's 



term for Holothurise and Sipunculida, form- 



ing a division of Coelenterata. 

 Scytosiphon. An edible sea-weed belonging 



Sea. The great body of water covering areas 

 of subsidence, forming the greater part of 

 the earth's surface, having an average depth 

 of about 2 miles, but a great part of which is 

 not more than 1500 fathoms in depth. The 

 temperature of the sea in tropical and tem- 

 perate regions probably averages C., but 

 is probably never below - 3 '5' C. The plants 



