reptile
A cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia, such as a lizard,…A (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia (excluding birds), such as a lizard, turtle, snake, crocodile, alligator, etc.
» Snakes, turtles, lizards, alligators and crocodiles are reptiles.
Змії, черепахи, ящірки, алігатори та крокодили - рептилії. — deniko
Змії, черепахи, ящірки, алігатори та крокодили - плазуни. — deniko
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6 sensesA (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia (excluding birds), such as a lizard, turtle, snake, crocodile, alligator, etc.
Kriechtier, Reptil, Wurm
includes reptiles, amphibians, molluscs
includes reptiles, amphibians, molluscs
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
Any member of the class Reptilia, including birds.
(dated)Any 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.
(dated)An animal belonging to either the class Reptilia or the class Amphibia.
(dated, proscribed)An ectothermic, scaly animal, whether sauropsid or synapsid, of the clade Amniota.
Prior to the 1990s, the non-mammalian synapsids were considered true reptiles.
mammal-like reptile
(dated, figuratively)An abject, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.
Examples
101 sentencesSnakes, turtles, lizards, alligators and crocodiles are reptiles.
Змії, черепахи, ящірки, алігатори та крокодили - рептилії. — deniko
Turtles are reptiles.
Черепахи — це плазуни. — deniko
ruЧерепахи - это рептилии. — marafon
deSchildkröten sind Reptilien. — mayok
Snakes are reptiles.
Змії — рептилії. — deniko
ruЗмеи относятся к рептилиям. — odexed
Reptiles are cold-blooded.
Плазуни — холоднокровні тварини. — deniko
ruРептилии холоднокровные. — Wezel
deReptilien sind Kaltblüter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom bought a book about reptiles.
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Origin
From Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reFrom Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny; Watkins, 1969).
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