/ skɪŋk; NAmE / noun
a lizard with short legs or with no legs
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French scinc or Latin scincus , from Greek skinkos .
/ skɪŋk; NAmE / noun
a lizard with short legs or with no legs
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French scinc or Latin scincus , from Greek skinkos .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005