skink

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[ skingk ]

noun
  1. any of numerous lizards of the family Scincidae, common in many regions of the Old and New World, typically having flat, smooth, overlapping scales and comprising terrestrial, arboreal, and fossorial species.

Origin of skink

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1580–90; <Latin scincus<Greek skínkos lizard

Other definitions for skink (2 of 2)

skink2
[ skingk ]

verb (used with object)Scot. Dialect.
  1. to serve (a beverage).

Origin of skink

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1350–1400; Middle English skynken<Middle Dutch schenken, schinken; cognate with Old English scencan,German schenken

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British Dictionary definitions for skink

skink

/ (skɪŋk) /


noun
  1. any lizard of the family Scincidae, commonest in tropical Africa and Asia, having reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with smooth scales: Related adjective: scincoid

Origin of skink

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C16: from Latin scincus a lizard, from Greek skinkos

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