skink
pronunciation
How to pronounce skink in British English:
UK [skɪŋk]
How to pronounce skink in American English:
US [ skɪŋk]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- skink (n.)
- 1580s, from Middle French scinc (Modern French scinque), from Latin scincus, from Greek skinkos, some kind of lizard common in Asia and North Africa, of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. A skink sunned itself on the rock that igel had sat upon .
- 2. Theoretically , if you 're in the u. s. virgin islands , trinidad and tobago , or martinique , you might try looking for a skink .