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Where does “scincus” come from?

scincus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σκίγγος — skink, a kind of lizard.

Ancestry of “scincus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκίγγοςskink, a kind of lizard

Words derived from “scincus”

  • scincoid
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