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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


Synonymsscincid, scincid lizard


Broader (hypernym)lizard


Narrower (hyponym)Eumeces callicephalus, Eumeces skiltonianus, mountain skink, western skink


Member meronymfamily Scincidae, Scincidae









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