SKINK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skink mean? 

• SKINK (noun)
  The noun SKINK has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: SKINK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKINK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

scincid; scincid lizard; skink

Hypernyms ("skink" is a kind of...):

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skink"):

Eumeces skiltonianus; western skink (found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands)

Eumeces callicephalus; mountain skink (frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico)

Holonyms ("skink" is a member of...):

family Scincidae; Scincidae (skinks)