Definition of "skink" [skink]

• Any of numerous smooth shiny lizards of the family Scincidae, having a cylindrical body and small or rudimentary legs and living chiefly in temperate and tropical regions. (noun)

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• "But the idea of skink control in a space as large as a ladies 'room is frightening."
• "HANNA: A skink is a lizard, but it's a prehensile tail."
• "mcz: Oh, and one of the things I noticed about the skink was the concrete."