scincid

Other forms of scincid

plural

scincids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scincid

What does scincid mean?

scincid means "alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide".

How many syllables are in scincid?

scincid has 2 syllables: scin-cid. The stress falls on "scin".

What is another word for scincid?

Close synonyms include skink, scincid lizard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scincid a common word?

scincid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.