- reptile rep·tile n
- ['rɛptaɪl]
rettile m
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reptile rep·tile n
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rep´tile|like´ — rep|tile «REHP tuhl, tyl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) any one of a class of cold blooded animals with a backbone which breathe by means of lungs and usually have skin covered with horny plates or scales. Reptiles creep or crawl. Snakes, turtles,… … Useful english dictionary
rep|tile — «REHP tuhl, tyl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) any one of a class of cold blooded animals with a backbone which breathe by means of lungs and usually have skin covered with horny plates or scales. Reptiles creep or crawl. Snakes, turtles, lizards,… … Useful english dictionary
Reptile — Rep tile (r?p t?l;277), a. [F. reptile, L. reptilis, fr. repere, reptum, to creep; cf. Lith. reploti; perh. akin to L. serpere. Cf. {Serpent}.] 1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reptile — Rep tile, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like. [1913 Webster] An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path; But … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reptile — rep•tile [[t]ˈrɛp tɪl, taɪl[/t]] n. 1) ram any air breathing vertebrate of the class Reptilia, characterized by a three chambered heart, a completely bony skeleton, and a covering of dry scales or horny plates: includes the snakes, lizards,… … From formal English to slang
reptile — rep·tile (repґtīl) any member of the class Reptilia … Medical dictionary
reptile — rep|tile [ˈreptaıl US ˈreptl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin reptilis creeping , from Latin repere to creep ] 1.) a type of animal, such as a snake or ↑lizard, whose body temperature changes according to the temperature… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reptile — rep|tile [ reptıl ] noun count * 1. ) a type of animal that lays eggs and whose body is covered in SCALES (=flat hard pieces of skin). Snakes and CROCODILES are reptiles. 2. ) OFFENSIVE an insulting word for someone you do not like and do not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reptile — rep·tile … English syllables
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