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rep·til·i·an R0166700 (rĕp-tĭl′ē-ən, -tĭl′yən)adj.1. Of or relating to reptiles.2. Resembling or characteristic of a reptile.3. Despicable; treacherous.n. A reptile.reptilian (rɛpˈtɪlɪən) adj1. (Zoology) of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of reptiles2. mean or treacherous; contemptible: reptilian behaviour. n3. (Animals) a less common name for reptile4. (Zoology) a less common name for reptilerep•til•i•an (rɛpˈtɪl i ən, -ˈtɪl yən) adj. 1. of or pertaining to the reptiles. 2. characteristic of or resembling a reptile. 3. groveling and contemptible. 4. mean; treacherous; harmful. n. 5. a reptile. [1840–50] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | reptilian - any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct formsreptilecraniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or craniumclass Reptilia, Reptilia - class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animalsanapsid, anapsid reptile - primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtlesdiapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eyeDiapsida, subclass Diapsida - used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauriasynapsid, synapsid reptile - extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull | Adj. | 1. | reptilian - of or relating to the class Reptilia |
reptilianadjective1. reptile-like, reptile, cold-blooded, crocodilian, ophidian a prehistoric jungle occupied by reptilian creatures2. nasty, sly, devious, underhand, horrible, unpleasant, oily, unattractive, creepy (informal), sneaky (informal), disagreeable, off-putting, ingratiating, unappealing, unctuous He's a reptilian con man.Translationsreptile (ˈreptail) noun any of the group of cold-blooded animals to which snakes, lizards, crocodiles etc belong. 爬行動物,爬蟲 爬行动物repˈtilian (-ˈti-) adjective 爬行動物的,爬蟲的 爬行动物的,爬虫的 EncyclopediaSeereptilereptilian
Synonyms for reptilianadj reptile-likeSynonyms- reptile-like
- reptile
- cold-blooded
- crocodilian
- ophidian
adj nastySynonyms- nasty
- sly
- devious
- underhand
- horrible
- unpleasant
- oily
- unattractive
- creepy
- sneaky
- disagreeable
- off-putting
- ingratiating
- unappealing
- unctuous
Synonyms for reptiliannoun any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct formsSynonymsRelated Words- craniate
- vertebrate
- class Reptilia
- Reptilia
- anapsid
- anapsid reptile
- diapsid
- diapsid reptile
- Diapsida
- subclass Diapsida
- synapsid
- synapsid reptile
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