SCINCIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Scincidae mean? 

• SCINCIDAE (noun)
  The noun SCINCIDAE has 1 sense:

1. skinks

  Familiarity information: SCINCIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCINCIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Skinks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Scincidae; Scincidae

Hypernyms ("Scincidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Scincidae"):

genus Scincus; Scincus (type genus of Scincidae)

genus Scincella; Scincella (a reptile genus of Scincidae)

scincid; scincid lizard; skink (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)

Eumeces; genus Eumeces (New World skinks)

Holonyms ("Scincidae" is a member of...):

Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia; suborder Sauria (true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)