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lygosomine

lygosomine adjective: any skink belonging to the subfamily Lygosominae.

Adjective

lygosomine (not comparable)

  1. Any skink belonging to the subfamily Lygosominae.
    • In both these studies, the lygosomine skinks examined had a diploid number of 2n = 30.1979, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, volume 6, number 3, page 609
    • Not all of the wholly viviparous lygosomine genera are likely to represent independent origins of viviparity; some may have inherited viviparity from a live-bearing ancestor.2004, D. R. Khanna, Biology of Reptiles, page 221

Questions about lygosomine

What does lygosomine mean?
Lygosomine means any skink belonging to the subfamily Lygosominae.
What part of speech is lygosomine?
Lygosomine is an adjective.

Words near lygosomine in the dictionary

  1. lygodiaceous
  2. lygodium
  3. lygodiums
  4. lygophilia
  5. lygophobia
  6. lygosomine
  7. lygus bug
  8. lygus bugs
  9. Lyhne
  10. lyin'
  11. lying

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