WESTERN SKINK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does western skink mean? 

• WESTERN SKINK (noun)
  The noun WESTERN SKINK has 1 sense:

1. found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands

  Familiarity information: WESTERN SKINK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WESTERN SKINK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Eumeces skiltonianus; western skink

Hypernyms ("western skink" is a kind of...):

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)

Holonyms ("western skink" is a member of...):

Eumeces; genus Eumeces (New World skinks)