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FAMILY SCINCIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skinks
Synonyms:
family Scincidae; Scincidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Scincidae" is a kind of...):
reptile family (a family of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "family 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 ("family Scincidae" is a member of...):
Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia; suborder Sauria (true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)
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