skinked; skinking; skinks
: any of a family (Scincidae) of typically small insectivorous lizards with long tapering bodies
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Now, researchers have discovered a new blind skink species in the Kon Ka Kinh National Park of Vietnam.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Many species on the island have already gone extinct, including the Barbados racer, Barbados skink, Barbados rice rat, Barbados rail and Cole’s cave shrimp.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Noun
On another stretch of forest floor, a tiny mabuya skink darted after the red beam of Ratsimanadino laser pointer.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Now, researchers have discovered a new blind skink species in the Kon Ka Kinh National Park of Vietnam.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Skink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skink. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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