Skink
noun
A type of lizard that typically has a smooth and shiny skin, and smaller legs.
I saw a skink dash quickly under the rocks.
Often appears as...
- blue-tongued skink
- sand skink
noun
An old term for a type of soup or broth.
She offered us a warm skink for dinner.
Often appears as...
- beef skink
- chicken skink
Usage tips
Formal
Archaic
noun
A type of lizard that typically has a smooth and shiny skin, and smaller legs.
I saw a skink dash quickly under the rocks.
Often appears as...
- blue-tongued skink
- sand skink
noun
An old term for a type of soup or broth.
She offered us a warm skink for dinner.
Often appears as...
- beef skink
- chicken skink
Usage tips
Formal
Archaic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Category
Skink refers to a distinct group of lizards, not all lizards.
While hiking, we spotted a skink, not to be confused with other lizards.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Traits
Emphasizes distinctive features like smooth skin and smaller legs.
That skink's shiny skin helps it slip away from predators.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Variations
There are many species of skinks, some are named by color or pattern.
The five-lined skink is named for the stripes on its body.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Category
Skink refers to a distinct group of lizards, not all lizards.
While hiking, we spotted a skink, not to be confused with other lizards.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Traits
Emphasizes distinctive features like smooth skin and smaller legs.
That skink's shiny skin helps it slip away from predators.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Variations
There are many species of skinks, some are named by color or pattern.
The five-lined skink is named for the stripes on its body.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Category
Skink refers to a distinct group of lizards, not all lizards.
While hiking, we spotted a skink, not to be confused with other lizards.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Traits
Emphasizes distinctive features like smooth skin and smaller legs.
That skink's shiny skin helps it slip away from predators.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Variations
There are many species of skinks, some are named by color or pattern.
The five-lined skink is named for the stripes on its body.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
squash one we also have this this tenters actually becomes something of an ecosystem in its own way we have an entire family of geckos as you know the weather they call the end button spiders made it a home at one point there we go there's a striped skink one dragged
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
squash one we also have this this tenters actually becomes something of an ecosystem in its own way we have an entire family of geckos as you know the weather they call the end button spiders made it a home at one point there we go there's a striped skink one dragged
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Lisa Hanawalt
American Artist
Maybe in the world of BoJack, physical attraction is sort of different, beauty standards are different from our world because, why not? It's just more fun to have a sexy chameleon or a blue-tongued skink or whatever. I don't know how subversive that is, but it's fun for me.
Quote examples
Lisa Hanawalt
American Artist
Maybe in the world of BoJack, physical attraction is sort of different, beauty standards are different from our world because, why not? It's just more fun to have a sexy chameleon or a blue-tongued skink or whatever. I don't know how subversive that is, but it's fun for me.
Example 1 of 1
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