noun
alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
• Syn: ↑skink, ↑scincid lizard
• Hypernyms: ↑lizard
• Hyponyms: ↑western skink, ↑Eumeces skiltonianus, ↑mountain skink, ↑Eumeces callicephalus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scincidae, ↑family Scincidae
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I. \\ˈskiŋkə̇d, ˈsinsə̇d\ adjective : of or relating to the Scincidae
II. noun
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: a lizard of the family Scincidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.