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reptile

UK
/ˈrɛp.taɪl/
US
/ˈrɛp.taɪl/

Translations

reptilenoun
reptiles
pl
UK
/ˈrɛp.taɪl/
US
/ˈrɛp.taɪl/
The Komodo dragon is the largest living reptile.
Комодский дракон — крупнейшая из живущих рептилий.
Snakes and lizards are examples of reptiles.
Змеи и ящерицы — примеры пресмыкающихся.
Synonyms
reptilian
cold-blooded animal
herpeton
saurian
reptileadjective
UK
/ˈrɛp.taɪl/
US
/ˈrɛp.taɪl/
Used mainly attributively and generally not gradable
Synonyms
reptilian
scaly
cold-blooded
slimy
serpentine
sinuous

Definitions

reptilenoun
A cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrate of the class Reptilia, such as a snake, lizard, crocodile, turtle, or dinosaur, having an external covering of scales or horny plates and breathing by means of lungs.
The Komodo dragon is the largest living species of reptile.
A person regarded as despicable or treacherous.
He was considered a reptile for betraying his friends.
reptileadjective
Relating to or characteristic of reptiles.
They visited the reptile exhibit at the zoo.
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