Reptile

//ɹɛpˈtaɪl//

Definitions

1
Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc.
2
Any member of Reptilia, including birds.
3
A reptile or amphibian.
Similar
herptile herp

adj

1
Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.
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reptilious

Word Origin

From Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny...

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Reptile

//ɹɛpˈtaɪl//

Definitions

nounreptiles

1
Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc.
2
Any member of Reptilia, including birds.
3
A reptile or amphibian.
Similar
herptile herp

adj

1
Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.
Similar
reptilious

Word Origin

From Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny...

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creeping

crawling

2

Grovelling; low; vulgar.

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