rep|tile

rep|tile
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, alligators, and crocodiles are reptiles. Reptiles were the dominant form of life during the Mesozoic. b) Informal. any creeping or crawling animal. c) Informal. an amphibian.
2. Figurative. a low, mean, despicable person.
–adj.
1. of or like a reptile; crawling; creeping.
2. Figurative. low; mean; venal: »

a reptile press.

[< Late Latin rēptile, (originally) neuter of rēptilis crawling < Latin rēpere to crawl]
rep´tile|like´, adjective.

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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

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  • tile — bis·sex·tile; cas·tile; cen·tile; chrys·o·tile; coc·tile; co·le·op·tile; duc·tile; duc·tile·ly; erec·tile; ex·sec·tile; ex·ser·tile; fer·tile; fer·tile·ly; fer·tile·ness; flu·vi·a·tile; fu·tile; hos·tile·ly; hos·tile·ness; in·fan·tile; len·tile;… …   English syllables

  • rep — demi·rep; di·rep·tion; ir·rep·tion; ir·rep·ti·tious; ob·rep·tion; ob·rep·ti·tious; pro·rep·til·ia; rep·a·ra·ble; rep·a·ra·tion; rep·er·to·ri·al; rep·er·to·ri·um; rep·er·to·ry; rep·e·tend; rep·e·ti·tion; rep·e·ti·tion·al; rep·e·ti·tious;… …   English syllables

  • reptile — rep·tile …   English syllables

  • 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

  • reptilelike — rep·tile·like …   English syllables

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