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Definition of Reptile

1. Noun. Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms.

Definition of Reptile

1. a. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.

2. n. An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like.

Definition of Reptile

1. Noun. A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class ''Reptilia''. ¹

2. Noun. (figuratively) A mean or grovelling person. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reptile

1. any of a class of cold-blooded, air-breathing vertebrates [n -S]

Medical Definition of Reptile

1. 1. An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like. "An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path; But he that has humanity, forewarned, Will tread aside, and let the reptile live." (Cowper) 2. One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia. The amphibians were formerly classed with Reptilia, and are still popularly called reptiles, though much more closely allied to the fishes. 3. A groveling or very mean person. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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