Sçin-coid'i-an, n.

noun

(sin-koid'i-an), n. [Gr. σκίγκος, Lat. scincus, a kind of lizard, and εἶδος, form, likeness. See SKINK.] (Zoöl.) One of a family of saurian reptiles, having a non-extensile tongue, short feet, the body and tail covered with scales overlapping like tiles, and the toes margined. Brande.

A lizard with a long body, short legs, and a curled tail rests on the ground. — Scincoidian (*Gongylus ocellatus*).