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reptilian
[ rep-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn ]
/ rɛpˈtɪl i ən, -ˈtɪl yən /
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adjective
belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia. groveling, debased, or despicable; contemptible.
mean; treacherous; harmful.
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Origin of reptilian
1840–50; <New Latin
Reptili(
a) reptiles (plural of
rēptile, neuter of Late Latin
rēptilis;see
reptile) +
-anWords nearby reptilian
rept.,
reptant,
reptile,
reptiles,
Reptilia,
reptilian,
reptilium,
Repton,
Repub.,
republic,
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Words related to reptilian
How to use reptilian in a sentence
He and his colleagues also analyzed the reptilian family tree to predict where Tetrapodophis might have fit in.
In a fossilized chunk of ancient reptilian poop, scientists have found nearly complete specimens of a new species of beetle.
His sneering portrayal of Shang Tsung was so memorable, the games once again retrofitted his reptilian sliminess to match that performance.
Even when she stopped looking reptilian and began looking like a little human, I wanted no part of it.
Still, Spacey endows Frank with a reptilian intelligence, a cunning that gives him an edge over everyone he encounters.
But when meets Nixon and they discuss football in the back of a limousine, he is able to humanize the reptilian president.
He surveyed the reptilian mounts that were led forward and chose one whose eight legs were a trifle longer than average.
Sea leopards—long, lithe creatures with a reptilian cast of head—are remarkably quick in the water.
It was a monstrous thing formed by the joining of three of the great reptilian bodies!
He came closer, his quick reptilian eyes taking in with evident interest every feature of their bodily appearance.
The whole vast cone and surging reptilian hordes seemed spinning at increasing speed around him.
British Dictionary definitions for reptilian
adjective
of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of reptiles
mean or treacherous; contemptiblereptilian behaviour
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Scientific definitions for reptilian
Relating to or characteristic of reptiles.
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