English noun: skink | |||
1. | skink (animal) 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 | ||
Synonyms | scincid, scincid lizard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lizard | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Eumeces callicephalus, Eumeces skiltonianus, mountain skink, western skink | ||
Member meronym | family Scincidae, Scincidae | ||