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Scardinius
Scardinius is a genus of ray-finned freshwater fish in the minnow family Leuciscidae, commonly called rudds. It holds ten species, best known for the rudd.
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Scardinius erythrophthalmus, the rudd, a Eurasian cyprinid minnow native from Western Europe to the Caspian and Aral basins; deep-bodied, red-finned, up to 61.7 cm, introduced to 23 US states via baitfish trade.
Scare PewDiePie
Scare PewDiePie, a 2016 YouTube Red reality-horror web series, put PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg) into real-life scenarios based on horror games; produced by Skybound and Maker Studios, renewed then canceled in 2017.
Scarecrow
A scarecrow, also known as a tattie bogle or mawkin, is a clothed, straw-filled human figure erected in fields to resemble a farmer and frighten birds from crops.
Scarecrow (1973 film)
Scarecrow (1973) is a Jerry Schatzberg road drama starring Gene Hackman and Al Pacino as drifters heading east, written by Garry Michael White. It shared the 1973 Cannes Palme d'Or with The Hireling, was shot on location in fall 1972, and underperformed at the US box office despite admiring later reviews.
Scarecrow (DC Comics)
Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane), DC Comics Batman villain created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, debuting in World's Finest Comics #3 (1941); a psychologist wielding a hallucinogenic fear toxin, first used in Batman #189 (1967), portrayed by Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins.
Scarecrow (Oz)
Scarecrow (Oz), also called the Scarecrow of Oz, is L. Frank Baum's straw-bodied character from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) who seeks brains, rules the Emerald City, and appears in The Marvelous Land of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz, the 1939 MGM film, The Wiz, and Wicked.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King: American CBS spy comedy-drama (1983–1987) starring Kate Jackson as divorced housewife-turned-agent Amanda King and Bruce Boxleitner as agent Lee Stetson, codename Scarecrow.
Scared Shitless
Scared Shitless (2024) is a Canadian horror-comedy directed by Vivieno Caldinelli, written by Brandon Cohen, starring Steven Ogg and Daniel Doheny as plumbers fighting a genetically engineered creature in apartment pipes; premiered at Fantasia 2024, US release October 3, 2025.
Scared Straight!
Scared Straight! is a 1978 Arnold Shapiro documentary, hosted by Peter Falk, following 17 juvenile delinquents through the Lifers program at Rahway State Prison, New Jersey; it won the 1979 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, but research found scared straight programs increase offending.
Scaredy Cats
Scaredy Cats is a 2021 Netflix children's fantasy-comedy series, 9 TV-G episodes released October 1, 2021, created by Anna McRoberts; Willa Ward inherits a witch mother's amulet and turns into a cat with friends Scout and Lucy to flee witches Wilma and Wanda; ended as a limited series.
Scareware
Scareware, also known as rogue security software or FakeAV, is malware or a scam that uses fake virus alerts to trick users into paying for worthless security tools.
Scarf
A scarf is a length of fabric worn around the neck, head, or shoulders for warmth, ornament, religious, or symbolic purposes, distinct from the knotted cravat and necktie, with ancient Roman sudarium origins and types from 15 cm football scarves to 200 cm shawl scarves.
Scarf osteotomy
The scarf osteotomy is a Z-shaped cut of the first metatarsal bone used to correct hallux valgus, or bunions, with greater correction power than the chevron cut.
Scarface (1932 film)
Scarface (1932), also released as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation, is a Howard Hawks gangster film produced by Howard Hughes, starring Paul Muni as Tony Camonte, a Capone-inspired Chicago mobster; famous for its machine-gun violence, year-long censorship battle, and 1994 National Film Registry selection.
Scarface (1983 film)
Scarface (1983) is Brian De Palma's crime drama remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks film, written by Oliver Stone, starring Al Pacino as Cuban drug lord Tony Montana; initially X-rated and panned, it became a cult classic.
Scarface (rapper)
Scarface, the stage name of Brad Terrence Jordan, born 1969, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas, a Geto Boys member and one of Southern hip-hop's defining lyricists.
Scarface: The World Is Yours
Scarface: The World Is Yours is a 2006 open-world action-adventure game by Radical Entertainment, published by Vivendi Games for PS2, Xbox, and PC, with a 2007 Wii version, rewriting the film's ending as Tony Montana rebuilds his empire.
Scarification
Scarification (cicatrization) permanently marks skin by cutting or branding and manipulating healing to form raised scar designs. Practiced in Africa, Aboriginal Australia, and Papua New Guinea for identity, rites of passage, and beauty; revived since the 1980s in Western body modification.
Scărişoara
Scărişoara names several Romanian places: the Scărișoara Ice Cave in the Apuseni Mountains (Alba County), a 10,500-year-old underground glacier; the Alba commune; an Olt County commune; and a Roman gold-washing site.
Scărișoara Cave
Scărișoara Cave (Peștera Scărișoara), an ice cave in Romania's Apuseni Mountains at 1,165 m, hosts a 100,000 m³, 22.5 m thick perennial ice block used as a paleoclimate archive.
Scarlatti (Mercurian crater)
Scarlatti is a 132-km peak-ring impact basin on Mercury near 40.8°N, 258.8°E, named for composer Domenico Scarlatti, with a floor pit, pyroclastic deposits, and hollows imaged by MESSENGER.
Scarlet (2025 film)
Scarlet (果てしなきスカーレット, Hateshinaki Sukāretto) is a 2025 Japanese animated fantasy film by Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu, a gender-swapped Hamlet about a princess seeking revenge in an afterlife; it premiered out of competition at Venice 2025 and opened in Japan on November 21, 2025.
Scarlet (color)
Scarlet is a warm red color leaning toward orange, distinct from crimson, historically the name of a costly woolen fabric dyed with kermes insects until cochineal replaced it.
Scarlet (Doja Cat album)
Scarlet is Doja Cat's fourth studio album, released September 22, 2023, via Kemosabe/RCA. A featureless 17-track rap and R&B record responding to fan friction, led by the Dionne Warwick-sampling No. 1 hit "Paint the Town Red," with a Metacritic score of 70 and a 2024 deluxe, Scarlet 2 CLAUDE.
Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever (scarlatina), toxin-mediated Streptococcus pyogenes infection of children 5-15, marked by sandpaper rash, strawberry tongue, and fever; treated with penicillin, no penicillin resistance reported.
Scarlet Heart (步步惊心)
Scarlet Heart (步步惊心, Bu Bu Jing Xin) is a 2011 Hunan TV Chinese costume drama adapted from Tong Hua's 2005 time-travel novel, starring Liu Shishi and Wu Qilong in the Kangxi succession struggle, later remade in Korea as Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.
Scarlet Heart Thailand (สการ์เล็ต ฮาร์ต ไทยแลนด์)
Scarlet Heart Thailand (สการ์เล็ต ฮาร์ต ไทยแลนด์, ปาฏิหาริย์ข้ามกาลเวลา) is GMMTV's 2026 Thai adaptation of Tong Hua's novel Startling by Each Step, third after the 2011 Chinese and 2016 Korean versions, starring Tu Tontawan and Win Metawin, premiering 4 November 2026 on one31.
Scarlet Hollow
Scarlet Hollow is an episodic horror visual novel by Black Tabby Games, released in 7 episodes since 2020 with five available; it features 21 two-trait character builds, hand-drawn art by Abby Howard, and Final Chapters upcoming.
Scarlet Innocence
Scarlet Innocence (마담 뺑덕, Madam Ppaeng-deok) is a 2014 South Korean erotic thriller directed by Yim Pil-sung, starring Jung Woo-sung and Esom, adapting the Simcheong tale into a revenge melodrama; released October 2, 2014.