Where does “Scincomorpha” come from?

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

Scincomorpha (Translingual): suborder

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Ancestry of “Scincomorpha”, 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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