scad
Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
A large number or quantity.

scads
plural of scad

scaldfish
Any of several edible flatfish of the genus Arnoglossus.

scaldfishes
plural of scaldfish

scalefish
Any fish bearing scales.

scalefishes
plural of scalefish

scaleless dragonfish
Bathophilus nigerrimus
Chirostomias pliopterus, a species found in the Atlantic Ocean
Eustomias schmidti, a dangerous predator in the deep oceanic waters
Melanostomias bartonbeani.

scaler
An electronic circuit that aggregates many signals into one.
An electronic or computer system that adjusts the size of a signal or graphic to fit on a screen etc.
One who scales.
A tool or device for scaling fish.
A dentistry tool with two hooks.

scalers
plural of scaler

scaletail
Any of the scaly-tailed species of flying squirrel, especially of Zenkerella insignis; a Cameroon scaly-tail.

scaletails
plural of scaletail

scalework
Artistic ornamentation resembling the scales of a fish.

scalies
plural of scalie
plural of scaly

scalimetry
The estimation of the age of fish by examination of concentric peaks on their scales

scaloposaurian
Any member of the group of Theriodontia reptiles, no longer recognised as valid

scaloposaurid
Any therocephalian therapsid in the obsolete family Scaloposauridae.

scaloposaurids
plural of scaloposaurid

scalpellid
Any gooseneck barnacle of the family Scalpellidae

scalpellids
plural of scalpellid

scalpin
Alternative form of sculpin (“type of fish”).

scalpins
plural of scalpin

scalyfin
Any member of the genus Parma of damselfishes.

scalyfins
plural of scalyfin

scalyfoot
Any of several Australian legless lizards, of the genus Pygopus, having prehensile tails and scaly flaps in place of hindlimbs.

scalyfoots
plural of scalyfoot

scamel
bar-tailed godwit

scamels
plural of scamel

scamp
A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

scamps
plural of scamp

scandentian
Any member of the order Scandentia, a tree shrew.

scandentians
plural of scandentian

scaphiophrynine
Any of the frogs in the microhylid subfamily Scaphiophryninae.

scaphiophrynines
plural of scaphiophrynine

scaphiopodid
Any in the family Scaphiopodidae of toads.

scaphiopodids
plural of scaphiopodid

scaphitocone
An organism or fossil with a scaphitoconic shell (especially one in the heteromorph ammonite genus Scaphites), or the shell itself.

scaphitocones
plural of scaphitocone

scaphopod
tusk shell

scapteromyine
Any rat of the former tribe Scapteromyini (now Akodontini)

scapteromyines
plural of scapteromyine

scapulet
A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of the oral arms of the manubrium of many jellyfish.

scapulets
plural of scapulet

scarabaeiform
Any beetle of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia

scarabaeiforms
plural of scarabaeiform

scarabaeine
Any of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of dung beetles.

scarabaeines
plural of scarabaeine

scarabee
A beetle

scarabees
plural of scarabee

scari
plural of scarus

scaritine
Any of the subfamily Scaritinae of carabid beetles.

scaritines
plural of scaritine

scarlet shiner
A fish of species Lythrurus fasciolaris, a native of fresh waters of the eastern United States.

scarlet snake
Cemophora coccinea, a non-venomous colubrid snake of the southeastern United States, having a gray body with black-bordered blotches of red.

scarus
A parrotfish, a Mediterranean food fish (any of various Scaridae species).

scatomancy
divination by the examination of feces, especially of an animal

scatophage
A shiteater: a human or animal that consumes excrement.
A dungfly.

scatophages
plural of scatophage

scatoscopy
Synonym of scatomancy (“divination by examining feces”).
Examination of the feces for diagnostic purposes.

scatt
Obsolete spelling of scat (“tax, tribute”).

scatterhoarder
An animal that scatterhoards.

scatterhoarders
plural of scatterhoarder

scatts
plural of scatt

scavenger
Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
A street sweeper.
A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill.
A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

scavengers
plural of scavenger

scavengership
The role or activity of a scavenger.

scavernick
A hare.

scavernicks
plural of scavernick

sceloporine
Any lizard of the genus Sceloporus

sceloporines
plural of sceloporine

scenopinid
Any of the family Scenopinidae of flies.

scenopinids
plural of scenopinid

schaapsteker
Alternative form of skaapsteker.

schaapstekers
plural of schaapsteker

schellies
plural of schelly

schelly
A fish, the powan (Coregonus clupeoides).
A similar fish, Coregonus stigmaticus

scheltopusik
Alternative form of sheltopusik.

scheltopusiks
plural of scheltopusik

schendylid
Any soil centipede of the family Schendylidae.

schilbeid
Any member of the Schilbeidae.

schilbeids
plural of schilbeid

schilbid
Any member of the Schilbidae.

schilbids
plural of schilbid

schistoceratid
Any member of the Schistoceratidae.

schistoceratids
plural of schistoceratid

schizocoelomate
An animal that develops via schizocoely

schizocoelomates
plural of schizocoelomate

schizocoral
Any member of the order Tabulata (or Schizocoralla) of tabulate corals.

schizocorals
plural of schizocoral

schizodactylid
Any member of the Schizodactylidae, the dune crickets.

schizodactylids
plural of schizodactylid

schizodactyly
A primate term for grasping and clinging with the second and third digit fingers, instead of the thumb and second digit.

schizogamy
reproduction involving the splitting of an organism into a sexual and an asexual individual

schizopeltid
A peltidium.

schizopeltids
plural of schizopeltid

schizophoran
Any fly of the taxon Schizophora

schizophorans
plural of schizophoran

schizophrenigenesis
Schizophrenogenesis.

schizophrenogenesis
The development of schizophrenia.

schlawg
A fanciful variation of dog or dawg.

schlawgs
plural of schlawg

schloenbachiid
Any ammonite in the family Schloenbachiidae.

schloenbachiids
plural of schloenbachiid

schmeat
Alternative form of shmeat.

schmoo
Alternative form of shmoo.

schmoos
plural of schmoo

schnapper
An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper.

schnappers
plural of schnapper

schnauzer
A dog of a particular breed originating in Germany.

schnauzers
plural of schnauzer

schnocker
A dog that is a cross between a schnauzer and a cocker spaniel.

schnockers
plural of schnocker

schnoodle
Alternative letter-case form of Schnoodle.

schnoodles
plural of schnoodle

scholarian
A member of the Scholae Palatinae, an elite military guard unit of Ancient Rome.

scholarians
plural of scholarian

scholastics
plural of scholastic

scholemaster
Obsolete spelling of schoolmaster.

scholemasters
plural of scholemaster

schoolmaster
A male teacher.
A male teacher.
Anything that teaches.

schoolmasters
plural of schoolmaster

schrod
Alternative spelling of scrod.

schwagerinid
Any member of the Schwagerinidae, a family of large, generally fusiform, foraminiferans.

schwagerinids
plural of schwagerinid

schwarma
Alternative form of shawarma.

schwarmas
plural of schwarma

schyphozoan
Misspelling of scyphozoan.

sciaena
Any of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.

sciaenas
plural of sciaena

scincid
Any member of the family Scincidae, the skinks.

scincids
plural of scincid

scincine
Any lizard of the subfamily Scincinae

scincines
plural of scincine

scincomorph
Any member of the Scincomorpha.

scincomorphan
Any lizard of the suborder Scincomorpha

scincomorphans
plural of scincomorphan

scincomorphs
plural of scincomorph

scissars
Archaic form of scissors.