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Where does “Scincomorpha” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Scincomorpha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualScincus—
2Ancient Greekσκίγκος—
3Ancient Greekσκίγγοςskink, a kind of lizard

Words derived from “Scincomorpha”

  • scincomorphan
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