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skink
1[ skingk ]
/ skɪŋk /
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noun
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.
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Origin of skink
11580–90; <Latin scincus<Greek skÃnkos lizard
Words nearby skink
skinful, skin game, skin graft, skin grafting, skinhead, skink, skinking, skinless, skinned, skinner, Skinner, B. F.
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skink2
[ skingk ]
/ skɪŋk /
verb (used with object) Scot. Dialect.
to serve (a beverage).
Origin of skink
21350–1400; 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
any lizard of the family Scincidae, commonest in tropical Africa and Asia, having reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with smooth scalesRelated adjective: scincoid
Word Origin for skink
C16: from Latin scincus a lizard, from Greek skinkos
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