Scorpion (disambiguation)

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A scorpion is a predatory arthropod animal.

Scorpion may also refer to:

People

• Scorpion I, an Egyptian pharaoh
• King Scorpion or Scorpion II, an Egyptian pharaoh, who ruled one or two centuries after Scorpion I
• The Scorpions, a professional wrestling tag-team from the United States Wrestling Association

Media

Computing and technology

• Scorpion (computer)
• Scorpion (CPU), a Qualcomm CPU used in smart phones

Folklore and mythology

• Scorpion man, an Akkadian mythological figure
• The Scorpion and the Frog, an animal fable

Insect

• Water scorpion, an insect

Military/paramilitary units

• Scorpions (Iraq), a paramilitary Iraqi force organized by the CIA
• Scorpions (Serbia), a paramilitary group involved in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre
• Scorpions (South Africa), was a multidisciplinary agency that investigated and prosecuted organised crime and corruption
• VAQ-132, a U.S. Navy aircraft squadron, nicknamed the Scorpions

Sports

• Scorpion (horse), a racehorse
• Scorpion aerobatic team
• Scorpion deathlock, a professional wrestling hold
• Scorpion kick, a footballing move
• Scorpions RFC, rugby club
• Hannover Scorpions, German ice hockey team
• Logan Scorpions, an Australian rugby league football club
• New Mexico Scorpions, American hockey team
• Saint-Juéry XIII, a French rugby league football club nicknamed the "Scorpions"
• San Antonio Scorpions FC, American soccer club
• South Wales Scorpions, a Welsh rugby league football club
• Stuttgart Scorpions, German American Football team
• Yuma Scorpions (Yuma Desert Rats), a defunct baseball team that played in various independent minor leagues

Vessels and vehicles

• Scorpion (dinghy)
• CSS Scorpion, a Confederate Navy boat
• FV101 Scorpion, a British light tank
• Grinnall Scorpion III, a three-wheeled roadster
• Grinnall Scorpion IV, a four-wheeled roadster
• HMS Scorpion, the name of several Royal Navy vessels
• M56 Scorpion an unarmored American self-propelled anti-tank gun
• Mitsubishi Scorpion, an automobile made by Mitsubishi Motors
• Northrop F-89 Scorpion, a U.S. jet fighter
• Ronn Motor Scorpion, an automobile
• RotorWay Scorpion, a line of helicopters
• Rotem KW1 Scorpion, a South Korean wheeled armored personal carrier
• Soviet submarine B-427, a Soviet submarine renamed Scorpion after being decommissioned
• Textron AirLand Scorpion, an American light attack jet aircraft proposed for export
• USS Scorpion, the name of several U.S. Navy vessels
• Scorpion (custom car), winner of the 1972 Ridler Award
• SC Scorpion, a Ukrainian paraglider design

Weaponry

• Scorpio (weapon), an ancient Greco-Roman catapult
• Scourge, a whipping device, also called a scorpion
• Škorpion vz. 61, a Czech submachine gun
• CZ Scorpion Evo 3, a Czech submachine gun

Other uses

• Scorpion (roller coaster)

See also

• Scorpio (disambiguation)
• Scorpius (disambiguation)
• The Scorpion King, a 2002 American action film