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scincoid

[ sing-koid ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a skink.


noun

  1. a scincoid lizard.

scincoid

/ ˈsɪŋkɔɪd /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a skink
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any animal, esp a lizard, resembling a skink
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scincoid1

1780–90; < Latin scinc ( us ) skink 1 + -oid
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scincoid1

C18: from New Latin scincoidēs, from Latin scincus a skink
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Example Sentences

Scincoid, sing′koid, n. one of a family of saurian reptiles, the typical genus of which is the Scin′cus or skink.—adjs. like a skink.

Seps, seps, n. a genus of scincoid lizards.

A taxonomic study of the cosmopolitan scincoid lizards of the genus Eumeces.

A taxonomic study of the cosmopolitan scincoid lizards of the genus Eumeces.

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