reptiliary
/rɛpˈtɪlɪəri/noun
A building or enclosure in which reptiles are kept.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine. Either from Reptilia + -ary, or from post-classical Latin reptilis reptile + -ary, or from reptile + -iary.
- privateerism
- privateersman
- private eye
- private-eyeing
- private family
- private finance initiative
- private first class
- private function
- private highway
- private hospital
- private hotel
- private house
- private income
- private inquiry
- private international law
- private investigator
- private joke
- private judgement
- private label
- private language
- private law
- private life
- privately
- private man
- private man of war