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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shingleback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shin-gle-back
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From shingle + back.

Inflected Forms

shinglebacks (plural)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does shingleback mean?
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.
Where does shingleback come from?
From shingle + back.

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