reptile
Meaning of reptile
noun
- a vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land.
- a person regarded with loathing and contempt.
are you contradicting me, you ignorant little reptile?
- belonging to a reptile or to the class of reptiles.
reptile eggs
late Middle English: from late Latin, neuter of reptilis, from Latin rept- ‘crawled’, from the verb repere .
Information about reptile
- The plural form of reptile is: reptiles.
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Hyphenation of reptile
rep-tile
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- reptile is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
reptile synonyms
Meaning reptilian:
Translation of reptile
Anagrams of reptile
Words that rhyme with reptile
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