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

noun

1. any animal, esp a lizard, resembling a skink

Word History and Origins

Origin of scincoid¹

1780–90; < Latin scinc ( us ) skink ¹ + -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of scincoid¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg