noun · Animals

skink

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The meaning (definition) of the word skink

a shiny smooth lizard with tiny legs

The word skink used in a sentence

We saw a shiny skink lizard hiding under the rocks.

Words that mean the same as skink (synonyms)

lizard

The plural of the word skink

skinks

How the word skink is said around the world

Frenchscinque (senk)
Spanishescinco (aystheenkoh)
Mandarin石龙子 (shí lóng zi)
Hindiछिपकली (kyipuhklee)
Arabicسقنقور
Russianсцинк (stsink)
Portuguese (EU)lagarto (luhgahruhtuu)
Portuguese (BR)lagarto (lahgahruhtuu)
Japaneseスキンク (sukinku)
GermanSkink (skingk)
Urduکھال (kahl)
Punjabiਸਕਿੰਕ (suhkink)
Korean스킨크 (seukinkeu)
Hebrewסקינק (skeenk)
Greekσκίνκ (skink)
Dutchskink (skingk)
Tagalogskink (skeenk)
Vietnamesethằn lằn (tahn lahn)
Turkishskink (skink)
Persianاسکینک (ahskeenahk)
Polishskink (skeengk)
Ukrainianсцинк (stsynk)
Bengaliস্কিঙ্ক (shkeengkaw)
Swedishskink (skhingk)
Italianscinco (sheenkoh)

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