Definition of reptile Reptile
/ɹɛˈptajl/ - [reptayl] - rep•tile
We found 12 definitions of reptile from 6 different sources.
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What does reptile mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: reptiles |
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| reptile - any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | ||
| reptilian | ||
| craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium | ||
| class 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 animals | ||
| anapsid, anapsid reptile primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles | ||
| diapsid, diapsid reptile reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye | ||
| diapsida, subclass diapsida used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria | ||
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Wiktionary 
- reptile (Noun)
A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia. - reptile (Noun)
A mean or grovelling person.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- reptile (a.)
Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs. - reptile (a.)
Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices. - reptile (n.)
An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like. - reptile (n.)
One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia. - reptile (n.)
A groveling or very mean person.
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reptile
A class of terrestrial vertebrates, characterized by the lack of hair, feathers, and mammary glands; the skin is covered with scales, they have a three chambered heart and the pleural and peritoneal cavities are continuous. -
reptile
Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia.
Wikipedia 
- Reptiles are a group of vertebrate animals. They form the class "Reptilia". All reptile species are cold blooded, and have scaly skin, lay eggs, and crawl on their belly. Some have legs, but snakes do not. Dinosaurs were also reptiles, but they are extinct now. The name "reptile" stems from Latin language and means "one who creeps", a creeper.
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🔤- reptile, noun, singular of reptiles.
- reptile, adjective.
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