Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

shingleback

Syllabification: (shin·gle·back)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHiNGgəlˌbak/

(also shingleback lizard)
Definition of shingleback

noun

  • a slow-moving, heavily built lizard with scales resembling those of pine cones, occurring in arid regions of Australia.
    • Trachydosaurus rugosus, family Scincidae
  |  Cite

Word of the day

synodic

/ səˈnädik /
adjective
relating to or involving the conjunction of celestial objects …