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Skink

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: scincid, scincid lizard.



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"Skink" Quotes from Famous Books



... would have followed him no farther—as its only object in attacking him was to rob him of his prey. The chameleon, however, is a courageous little animal; and seeing that his assailant was not much bigger than himself—for the animal in question was one of the smallest of the skink family—he turned again and showed fight. His throat swelled to its largest extent, and grew ...
— The Boy Hunters • Captain Mayne Reid


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