Scink

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scink \Scink\, n. (Zool.)
     A skink.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Scink \Scink\, n.
     A slunk calf. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skink \Skink\, n. [L. scincus, Gr. ????.] [Written also
     {scink}.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless
     lizards of the family {Scincidae}, common in the warmer parts
     of all the continents.
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     Note: The officinal skink ({Scincus officinalis}) inhabits
           the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by
           the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A
           common slender species ({Seps tridactylus}) of Southern
           Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases
           in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include
           numerous species of the genus {Eumeces}, as the
           blue-tailed skink ({Eumeces fasciatus}) of the Eastern
           United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard
           ({Oligosoma laterale}) inhabits the Southern United
           States.
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