English Explanatory Dictionary

shingleback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A species of blue-tongued skink, Tiliqua rugosa, with a short, wide, stumpy tail that resembles its head and may serve the purpose of confusing predators.

Word forms

shingleback shinglebacks

Etymology

From shingle + back.

Synonyms

shingleback skink stumptail skink bobtail lizard bobtail skink sleepy lizard two-headed skink stumpy lizard stumpy-tailed skink bogeye boggi pinecone lizard
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