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
Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The team also discovered a second new species: the Hon Ba ground skink.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 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
This medium-sized skink, with its vibrant orange tail and robust body, was found among rotting leaves in an evergreen forest.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The team also discovered a second new species: the Hon Ba ground skink.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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“Skink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skink. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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