Definition of Eumeces
:a large genus of cosmopolitan diurnal carnivorous lizards (family Scincidae) with opaque scaly eyelids and pterygoid teeth
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Eumeces
noun
Eu·me·ces
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yüˈmē(ˌ)sēz
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Origin and Etymology of eumeces
New Latin, from Greek eumēkēs tall, long, from eu- + -mēkēs (from mēkos length); akin to Greek makros long
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