ˈskiŋkəˌdē, ˈsinsəˌ- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Scincus, type genus (from Latin, skink) + -idae — more at skink
: a cosmopolitan family of pleurodont lizards (section Scincomorpha) comprising the skinks
ˈskiŋkəˌdē, ˈsinsəˌ- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Scincus, type genus (from Latin, skink) + -idae — more at skink
: a cosmopolitan family of pleurodont lizards (section Scincomorpha) comprising the skinks
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012