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Scotograph
Scotograph Scot"o*graph, n. [Gr. sko`tos darkness + -graph.] An instrument for writing in the dark, or without seeing. --Maunder.
Scotoma
Scotoma Sco*to"ma, n. [L.] (Med.) Scotomy.
Scotomy
Scotomy Scot"o*my, n. [NL. scotomia, from Gr. ? dizziness, fr. ? to darken, fr. sko`tos darkness: cf. F. scotomie.] 1. Dizziness with dimness of sight. [Obs.] --Massinger. 2. (Med.) Obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye.
Scotophilus ornatus
Harlequin Har"le*quin, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. Hell, Kin.] A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy. --Percy Smith. As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters. --Johnson. Harlequin bat (Zo["o]l.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots. Harlequin beetle (Zo["o]l.), a very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zo["o]l.) See Calicoback. Harlequin caterpillar. (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (Euch[ae]tes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair. Harlequin duck (Zo["o]l.), a North American duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. Harlequin moth. (Zo["o]l.) See Magpie Moth. Harlequin opal. See Opal. Harlequin snake (Zo["o]l.), a small, poisonous snake (Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southern United States.
Scotophis Alleghaniensis
Black snake Black" snake` (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake Black"snake, n. (Zo["o]l.) A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer, sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis, seven or eight feet long. Note: The name is also applied to various other black serpents, as Natrix atra of Jamaica.
Scotoscope
Scotoscope Sco"to*scope (? or ?), n. [Gr. sko`tos darkness + -scope.] An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light. [Obs.] --Pepys.

Meaning of Scoto from wikipedia

- The term Scoto-Norman (also Franco-Scottish or Franco-Gaelic) is used to describe people, families, institutions and archaeological artifacts that are...
- Columba (/kəˈlʌmbəˌ ˈkɒlʌmbə/) or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity...
- Emilio Scotto (Buenos Aires, September 27, 1954) is an Argentine adventurer, photojournalist, and writer. As of 2009[update] he holds the Guinness record...
- of this article, see Abate, Giuseppe, “La tomba del ven. Giovanni Duns Scoto (…)”, Miscellanea francescana, Rome, 45 (1945), pp. 29–79, which refers...
- Hiberno-Norse or Hiberno-Scandinavian for those in Ireland, and Norse-Scots or Scoto-Norse for those in Scotland. The Norse–Gaels originated in Viking colonies...
- 1689 shows the power of Buchananite ideas. His treatise De Jure Regni apud Scotos, published in 1579, discussed the doctrine that the source of all political...
- limitations of monarchy, as outlined in his treatise De Jure Regni apud Scotos. In 1568, Mary escaped from Lochleven Castle, leading to several years of...
- interest in liturgies or form. Cooper was identified with a High Church or "Scoto-Catholic" theological approach within Presbyterianism. The Society was active...
- of the kingdom were predominantly Pictish-Gaels, later Pictish-Gaels and Scoto-Normans. This differs markedly from the period of the House of Stuart, beginning...
- Scoto was present, Charlemagne travelled the ancient via C****ia to Saint Peter's Basilica where he was received and blessed by the pope. Mario Scoto was...