scincoid adjective & noun.
['sɪŋkɔɪd] L18.[from mod. Latin Scincoidea (see below), from use as genus name of Latin scincus SKINK noun1: see -OID.]A. adjective. Resembling a skink;
spec. belonging to the superfamily Scincoidea or the family Scincidae of skinks and similar lizards.
L18.b. noun. A scincoid lizard.
M19.Also
■ scin'coidian adjective & noun (now
rare)
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