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Definition of Scincoid
1. a. Of or pertaining to the family Scincidæ, or skinks.
Definition of Scincoid
1. Adjective. (zoology) Of or relating to the family ''Scincidae'', or skinks. ¹
2. Noun. (zoology) A scincoidian. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scincoid
1. one of a family of smooth, short-limbed lizards [n -S]
Medical Definition of Scincoid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scincoid
Literary usage of Scincoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The breaking of the tail into small pieces in this and in some scincoid reptiles
seems to bo the result of a reflex action in the spinal cord, ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The breaking of the tail into small pieces in this and in some scincoid reptiles
seems to be the result of a reflex action in the spinal cord, ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"M. Bocourt of the Commission Scientifique de la Mexique, has recently investigated
the structure of the scales of the scincoid and other lizards with ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1903)
"... are represented in the neighbourhood of Joazeiro by eight or nine species,
including a very delicate dark-striped scincoid with a blood-red tail. ..."
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