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reptile

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noun

rep·​tile ˈrep-ˌtī(-ə)l How to pronounce reptile (audio)
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1
: an animal that crawls or moves on its belly (such as a snake) or on small short legs (such as a lizard)
2
: any of a class (Reptilia) of cold-blooded, air-breathing, usually egg-laying vertebrates that include the alligators and crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, and extinct related forms (such as dinosaurs and pterosaurs) and that have a body typically covered with scales or bony plates and a bony skeleton with a single occipital condyle, a distinct quadrate bone usually immovably articulated with the skull, and ribs attached to the sternum
3
: a groveling or despised person

reptile

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adjective

: characteristic of a reptile : reptilian

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun He called the governor's top aide a reptile. the actor plays a total reptile who's somehow still a hit with the ladies
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The shy reptile stayed low amongst the vegetation, barely visible but conspicuous by a soft, buzzing sound given off by its vibrating tail. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 By 2012, loggerhead sea turtle nesting hit a near 24-year high along Florida beaches, according to state biologists, doubling how many nests the reptile dug just five years prior. Jim Waymer, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2022 The man was walking outside the Warm Mineral Springs Motel in North Port around 12:35 a.m. on Tuesday when the 7-foot reptile latched onto his right leg, according to CBS affiliate WTSP-TV and NBC affiliate WFLA-TV. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 8 June 2022 This gigantic flying reptile had a wingspan up to 32.8 feet (10 meters). Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Sep. 2021 The people who saw the animal assumed the reptile was a pet since no tortoises native to the area grow to be so large. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022 Rondon said the reptile was a Mexican spiny tail iguana, the Associated Press reported. Fox News, 18 July 2022 The flying reptile lived roughly 170 million years ago and ruled the skies with a wingspan of more than 8 feet, roughly equivalent to a modern-day albatross. NBC News, 22 Feb. 2022 Lyle is a beloved reptile known best for playing with neighborhood children and completing daily chores with the Primm family until his neighbor, Mr. Grumps, decides that Lyle should be placed in a zoo. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 11 Feb. 2022
Adjective
The path between the main gates of the zoo past the reptile house to the newest little zoo in America was trod by 6,046 pairs of feet belonging to boys and girls -- and their fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles and grandparents. San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022 As evidenced by Burmese pythons and ubiquitous iguanas, there’s a motley roster of nonnative reptile species surviving in Florida — three times the amount of indigenous species — but there are two in particular that are on the rise. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Scientists have also found something similar in two reptile species and hints of a state like it in zebra fish. Betsy Mason, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2022 Other activities over the weekend include performances by local groups — like the McNulty Irish Dancers — a watermelon eating contest, a reptile show and the Freedom Classic 5K run/walk that takes place the morning of July 4. Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 Like his fellow wood turtles, Stumpy spends his winters brumating (the reptile equivalent of hibernating) in a clear, fast-moving stream. Sadie Dingfelder, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Like his fellow wood turtles, Stumpy spends his winters brumating (the reptile equivalent of hibernating) in a clear, fast-moving stream. Sadie Dingfelder, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022 Reggie was placed there by two reptile enthusiasts who’d raised him in their San Pedro homes, alongside snapping turtles, piranhas, rattlesnakes and desert tortoises. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Violations included filthy cages, belated veterinary care that led to the deaths of a gecko and ferret, excessive amounts of dead fish in tanks and inadequate temperatures in exotic reptile enclosures, according to PETA. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English reptil, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French reptile (feminine), from Late Latin reptile (neuter), from neuter of reptilis creeping, from Latin reptus, past participle of repere to crawl; akin to Lithuanian rėplioti to crawl

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1607, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reptile was in the 14th century

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