Definition of scink. Meaning of scink. Synonyms of scink

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Definition of scink

Scink
Scink Scink, n. A slunk calf. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Scink
Scink Scink, n. (Zo["o]l.) A skink.
scink
Skink Skink, n. [L. scincus, Gr. ????.] [Written also scink.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family Scincid[ae], common in the warmer parts of all the continents. Note: The officinal skink (Scincus officinalis) inhabits the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A common slender species (Seps tridactylus) of Southern Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include numerous species of the genus Eumeces, as the blue-tailed skink (E. fasciatus) of the Eastern United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard (Oligosoma laterale) inhabits the Southern United States.

Meaning of scink from wikipedia

- Phylogenetics and Evolution 57: 227-236. Kinghorn JR (1937). "A new species of scink [sic] from the Solomon Islands". Records of the Australian Museum 20 (1):...
- (quoting Herodotus' Euterpe, 68). "Book VI, II, Chapter XXV: Of the Crocodile, Scink, and Hippopotamus". Natural History. Retrieved February 13, 2012.{{cite...
- of four new species of North America Salamanders, and one new species of Scink". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1 (4): 281–292...