SCORNY
Scorn"y, a.
Defn: Deserving scorn; paltry. [Obs.]
SCORODITE Scor"o*dite, n. Etym: [G. scorodit; — so called in allusion to its smell under the blowpipe, from Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous arseniate of iron. [Written also skorodite.]
SCORPAENOID Scor*pæ"noid, a. Etym: [NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene) + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the family Scorpænidæ, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also scorpænid.] See Illust. under Rockfish.
SCORPENE
Scor"pene, n. Etym: [F. scorpène, fr. L. scorpaena a kind of fish,
Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A marine food fish of the genus Scorpæna, as the European hogfish (S. scrofa), and the California species (S. guttata).
SCORPER
Scor"per, n.
Defn: Same as Scauper.