MOUNTAIN SKINK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico

Synonyms:

Eumeces callicephalus; mountain skink

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mountain skink" is a kind of...):

scincid; scincid lizard; skink (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)

Holonyms ("mountain skink" is a member of...):

Eumeces; genus Eumeces (New World skinks)

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