scincoid

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adjective

Of or relating to the family Scincidae, or skinks.

OriginLatin scincus ← Ancient Greek σκίγγος →
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Meanings

adjectivescincoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to the family Scincidae, or skinks.
nounscincoid (plural scincoids)

plural scincoids

  1. datedbiologyA skink.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκίγγος
  2. Latinscincus
  3. Englishscincoid

Latin scincus a kind of lizard, from Ancient Greek σκίγγος (skíngos), σκίγκος (skínkos), + -oid. Compare skink.

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APA

scincoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scincoid

MLA

“scincoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scincoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scincoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scincoid.

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