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- US Pronunciation
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- [skingk]
- /skɪŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [skingk]
- /skɪŋk/
Definitions of skink word
- noun skink any of numerous lizards of the family Scincidae, common in many regions of the Old and New World, typically having flat, smooth, overlapping scales and comprising terrestrial, arboreal, and fossorial species. 1
- verb with object skink to serve (a beverage). 1
- noun skink any lizard of the family Scincidae, commonest in tropical Africa and Asia, having reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with smooth scales 0
- noun skink any of a family (Scincidae) of widely distributed lizards having an elongated, shiny body, smooth scales, and short legs 0
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Origin of skink
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin scincus < Greek skínkos lizard
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Skink
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skink popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
skink usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with skink
- what is a skink?
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- where can i buy a blue tongue skink?
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- what is cullen skink soup?
- what to feed a blue tongue skink?
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- how to catch a five lined skink?
- how to make a skink trap?