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Reptile

Noun

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1.NounA cold-blooded, non-winged vertebrate tetrapod animal, typically scaly and of a species that lays eggs, such as a lizard or turtle, or a snake. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounAny creeping or crawling animal, one that moves along close to the ground on its belly or on short legs, such as a lizard, snake, salamander, frog, toad, or scorpion.
3.NounAn animal belonging to either the class Reptilia or the class Amphibia.
4.NounA member of the class Reptilia, either including birds, or only those ectothermic sauropsid members with scales that typically lay eggs.
5.NounAn ectothermic, scaly animal, whether sauropsid or synapsid, of the clade Amniota.
"Prior to the 1990s, the non-mammalian synapsids were considered true reptiles."
6.NounAny animal belonging to the clade Sauropsida, including those scaly animals as well as birds.
7.NounAn abject, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.
8.AdjectiveCreeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.
9.AdjectiveGrovelling; low; vulgar.
"a reptile race or crew    reptile vices"
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