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What is "reptile" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does reptile mean in English? Meaning of reptile definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "reptile" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "reptile": any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

Noun

  • Meaning: any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
  • Synonyms: reptile reptilian
  • Hyponyms: anapsid anapsid reptile diapsid diapsid reptile diapsida subclass diapsida synapsid synapsid reptile
  • Hypernyms: craniate vertebrate
  • Adjective: A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia.(figuratively) A mean or grovelling person. Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers "That reptile," whispered Pott, catching Mr. Pickwick by the arm, and pointing towards the stranger. "That reptile — Slurk, of the Independent!"Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers "That reptile," whispered Pott, catching Mr. Pickwick by the arm, and pointing towards the stranger. "That reptile — Slurk, of the Independent!"

    • Synonyms:

    cur, toad, coward, rascal, louse, slink, dastard, cheater, snake, informer, skunk, scoundrel, wretch, heel, weasel, con artist, snake in grass,

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