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/sing"koyd/, adj.1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a skink.n.2. a scincoid lizard.[1780-90; < L scinc(us) SKINK1 + -OID]
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scincoid — [siŋ′koid΄] adj. [ModL scincoides < L scincus: see SKINK & OID] of or like the skinks n. a scincoid lizard … English World dictionary
Scincoid — Scin coid, a. [L. scincus a kind of lizard (fr. Gr. ?) + oid. Cf. {Skink}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the family {Scincid[ae]}, or skinks. n. A scincoidian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scincoid — /ˈsɪŋkɔɪd/ (say singkoyd) adjective 1. resembling the skinks, as certain lizards. –noun 2. a scincoid lizard. {New Latin scincoīdēs, from Latin scincus skink. See oid} …
scincoid — scin·coid … English syllables
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sleeping lizard — Stump tailed Stump tailed , a. Having a short, thick tail. [1913 Webster] {Stump tailed lizard} (Zo[ o]l.), a singular Australian scincoid lizard ({Trachydosaurus rugosus}) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stump-tailed — a. Having a short, thick tail. [1913 Webster] {Stump tailed lizard} (Zo[ o]l.), a singular Australian scincoid lizard ({Trachydosaurus rugosus}) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form; called also {sleeping lizard}. [1913 Webster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stump-tailed lizard — Stump tailed Stump tailed , a. Having a short, thick tail. [1913 Webster] {Stump tailed lizard} (Zo[ o]l.), a singular Australian scincoid lizard ({Trachydosaurus rugosus}) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trachydosaurus rugosus — Stump tailed Stump tailed , a. Having a short, thick tail. [1913 Webster] {Stump tailed lizard} (Zo[ o]l.), a singular Australian scincoid lizard ({Trachydosaurus rugosus}) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mole Skink — Conservation status Least Concern (IU … Wikipedia
