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A Scorpion is an eight-legged invertebrate animal belonging to the order Scorpiones. It may also refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... Superfamilies Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See classification for families. ...

In general

• Scorpius, an astronomical constellation and a sign of the zodiac
• Scorpion (computer), a Soviet clone of the ZX Spectrum computer
• Scorpions (South Africa), a South African government anti-corruption agency
• Akrabbim (Hebrew for Scorpion), a mountain in the Bible infested with scorpions
• King Scorpion (Serket), one or more Egyptian Pharaohs in the Protodynastic period
• Scorpion Sports, a motorcycle helmet manufacturing company
• "Scorpion (Voyager episode)", a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager
• Scorpion (roller coaster), an attraction at Busch Gardens Africa in Florida
• Scorpion kick, a footballing move made famous by Columbian goalkeeper René Higuita
• Scorpion, a cheerleading stunt involving a flyer pulling one leg behind the head.
• Scorpion (Novel), The international best-selling novel authored by Andrew Kaplan, published in 1986.
• Scorpion (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse
• Scorpion (CPU), a 1Ghz ARM CPU made by Qualcomm
• Scorpions, the book, by Walter Dean Myers
• Nepidae - an unrelated insect, commonly known as a "water scorpion"

This article is about the constellation. ... Scorpion (Russian: ), was a very widespread ZX Spectrum clone produced in St. ... Directorate of Special Operations (Scorpions) Official DSO Seal The Directorate of Special Operations (DSO) is a multidisciplinary agency that investigates and prosecutes organized crime and corruption. ... This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ... King Serket, translating to King Scorpion or sometimes The Scorpion King, refers to one or two kings of Upper Egypt during the Protodynastic Period. ... Scorpion Sports are a motorcycle helmet manufacturer located in Lake Forest, California. ... Scorpion was a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager. ... Scorpion is a steel looping roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Florida, United States. ... José René Higuita Zapata (born August 28, 1966 in Medellín) is a Colombian football goalkeeper, who played 69 international matches for the Colombian team, in which he scored three goals. ... Scorpion is a spy thriller novel by Andrew Kaplan, published by Macmillan in hardcover in 1985 and as a Warner Books paperback in 1986. ... Andrew Gary Kaplan is an American author, best known for his spy thriller novels. ... Scorpion (foaled February 5, 2002) is a racehorse trained in Ireland by Aidan OBrien, and owned by Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor. ... Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Myers August 12, 1937, Martinsburg, West Virginia, raised in Harlem) is an African American author of young adult literature. ... Genera Nepa Ranatra Nepidae is a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera. ...

In music

• Scorpions (band), a German hard rock/heavy metal band
• The Scorpions (Manchester band), a group from Manchester from the '60s
• The Scorpions (London band), an instrumental trio from London who recorded for Parlophone in 1961
• Scorpion (album), an album by rapper Eve
• "The Scorpion", a song from the Megadeth album The System Has Failed

For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... The Scorpions were a beat group, originally from Manchester in England, but they have become popular notably in the Netherlands. ... The Scorpions were formed in 1959 in Battersea, London and released two singles in 1961. ... Scorpion is the Grammy nominated sophmore album of rapper Eve. ... The System Has Failed is the first Megadeth album to be released after the break-up of the band in 2002. ...

In the military

Units

• Scorpions (Iraq), a paramilitary organization of Iraqi exiles funded by the CIA
• VAQ-132 The Scorpions, a United States Navy EA-6B Prowler Electronic Attack squadron based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington
• Scorpions (former Yugoslavia), a paramilitary unit involved in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

Scorpions A paramilitary force of Iraqis, set up by the United States Central Intelligence Agency prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... USN redirects here. ... The EA-6 Prowler is the United States Navys and the United States Marine Corpss primary electronic warfare aircraft. ... Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NAS Whidbey) is a United States Navy air base located in two sections around Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1941, just in time to become an important west coast base during World War II. The main base is located approximately three miles...

Weapons

• Ballista, a Greco-Roman war machine also called a scorpion
• Scourge, a multi-tail whipping device, since Roman times also called scorpio or scorpion
• Škorpion vz. 61, a Czech submachine gun

The ballista (Latin, from Greek ballistēs, from ballein to throw, plural ballistae) was a powerful ancient crossbow, although employing several loops of twisted skeins to power it, it used torsion (instead of a prod). ... A scourge (from the Italian scoriada, ultimately from the Latin excoriare = to flay and corium = skin) is a whip or lash, especially a multi-tong type used in order to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification on the back. ... The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ...

Vehicles

• CSS Scorpion, a torpedo boat of the Confederate Navy
• HMS Scorpion, several ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Scorpion, several vessels of the United States Navy
• F-89 Scorpion, a U.S. jet fighter
• FV101 Scorpion, a British light tank
• Soviet submarine B-427, a Foxtrot-class Soviet submarine since renamed the Scorpion after decommissioning
• Scorpion (helicopter), a series of helicopters manufactured by RotorWay International

CSS Scorpion was a Squib-class torpedo boat procured late in 1864 by the Confederate States Navy and armed with a spar torpedo fitted to her stem. ... Ten vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Scorpion, after the scorpion. ... Six vessels of the United States Navy -- four ships and two submarines -- have borne the name USS Scorpion, named for scorpions, an order of arachnids having an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous sting at the tip. ... The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an early American jet-powered all-weather interceptor. ... The FV101 Scorpion is a British light tank, part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) or, CVR(T) family. ... Scorpion (B-427) was a project 641 -- also known by its NATO reporting name as the Foxtrot class -- diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. ... The Scorpion line of helicopters was manufactured by RotorWay International, starting in 1967 with the original Scorpion model, and ending with the discontinuation of the Scorpion 145 in 1984. ...

In comics

• Scorpion (comics), a name used by multiple characters published by Marvel Comics including:
  • Mac Gargan, a Spider-Man supervillain
  • Carmilla Black, a heroine also known as The New Scorpion
• Scorpion (Atlas/Seaboard Comics), a short lived Atlas comics series in the 1970s

Scorpion is the name that two separate fiction characters have used in stories published by Marvel Comics. ... MacDonald Mac Gargan is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. ... Carmilla Black is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

In games

• Scorpion (Mortal Kombat), a character from the fighting game series Mortal Kombat
• Scorpion (Slam Masters), a wrestler from the video game Slam Masters
• Scorpion can refer to the following Contra characters:

The name given to the character Lance Bean in the American localizations of Contra and Super C for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

A new character introduced with that name in Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS.

• Scorpion (solitaire), a type of solitaire card game
• Scorpion Tank (Command & Conquer) refers to two vehicles: A light tank used by the GLA in Command & Conquer: Generals and a light tank used by Nod in Command & Conquer 3. Neither bears any resemblance to the real life Scorpion Tank (see above).
• M808B Scorpion MBT, The name of a Tank in the Halo series.
• Scorpion (Spaceships_of_EVE_Online), a class of battleship from the game EVE_Online
• A vehicle in the Unreal Tournament 2004 and Unreal Tournament 3 computer games

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