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scincoid — /sing koyd/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a skink. n. 2. a scincoid lizard. [1780 90; < L scinc(us) SKINK1 + OID] * * * … Universalium
skink — 1580s, from M.Fr. scinc, from L. scincus, from Gk. skinkos, a kind of lizard common in Asia and N.Africa, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
skink — noun a smooth bodied lizard with short or absent limbs. [Family Scincidae: numerous species.] Origin C16: from Fr. scinc or L. scincus, from Gk skinkos … English new terms dictionary
skink — n. any small lizard of the family Scincidae. Etymology: F scinc or L scincus f. Gk skigkos … Useful english dictionary
scin — scin, scinc obs. forms of skin, skink … Useful english dictionary
