Reptile (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
  2. (loosely) any of various animals that crawl or creep.
  3. a groveling, mean, or despicable person.
adjective
  1. of or resembling a reptile; creeping or crawling.
  2. groveling, mean, or despicable.
noun
  1. any of the cold-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Reptilia, characterized by lungs, an outer covering of horny scales or plates, and young produced in amniotic eggs. The class today includes the tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodiles; in Mesozoic times it was the dominant group, containing the dinosaurs and related forms
  2. a grovelling insignificant person
adjective
  1. creeping, crawling, or squirming
  2. grovelling or insignificant; mean; contemptible
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