Where does “Niveoscincus” come from?

Niveoscincus (Translingual) comes from Translingual Scincus, from Ancient Greek σκίγκος, from Ancient Greek σκίγγος — skink, a kind of lizard.

Niveoscincus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Niveoscincus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualScincusgenus
2Ancient Greekσκίγκος
3Ancient Greekσκίγγοςskink, a kind of lizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σκίγγοςEvery word from Ancient Greek σκίγκοςEvery word from Translingual Scincus
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