Definition of Scincidae

1. Noun. Skinks.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Scincidae

Sciaenops
Sciaenops ocellatus
Sciaridae
Scientological
Scientologist
Scientologists
Scientology
Scilla nonscripta
Scilla verna
Scillies
Scillonian
Scilly Islander
Scilly Islanders
Scilly Islands
Scincella
Scincidae (current term)
Scincoidian
Scincoidians
Scincus
Scindapsus
Scindapsus aureus
Sciot
Sciots
Scipio
Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus Major
Scipio the Elder
Scirpus
Scirpus acutus
Scirpus cyperinus

Literary usage of Scincidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Scincidae: of this cosmopolitan family America possesses the smallest number, and it is significant that the number of species decreases from N, ..."

2. Popular Science News (1902)
"Scincidae. Salt for Sheep. The Agricultural Journal of tbe Cape of Good Hope contains a note upon some French experiments which have been made respecting ..."

3. The Monthly Bulletin of the Division of Zoology by Division of Zoology, Dept. of Agriculture, Pennsylvania (1906)
"... thick, only slightly free around the edges, and but slightly notched in front. Family III. Iguanidae. The Iguanas. FAMILY I. Scincidae. THE SKINKS. ..."

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