skink

Dutch (Brabantic)

/skɪŋk/

noun

Definitions

A skink, any lizard of the family Scincidae

Etymology

Borrowed from English skink (pour, a shin of beef, give as a present) derived from Middle French scinc derived from Latin scincus derived from Ancient Greek σκίγγος.

Origin

Ancient Greek

σκίγγος

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Cognates and derived terms

skink English
skinker English
scincus Latin
σκίγγος Ancient Greek
scinc Middle French
schink Middle Low German