SKINK Synonyms

• any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless

• relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

• a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him

• small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

• any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

• any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

• reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

• fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

• 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

• 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