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Definition of Reptilia

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Reptilia

1. n. pl. A class of air-breathing oviparous vertebrates, usually covered with scales or bony plates. The heart generally has two auricles and one ventricle. The development of the young is the same as that of birds.

Definition of Reptilia

1. Noun. (plural of reptilium) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of reptilian) (Animals of the class ''Reptilia'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reptilia

1. reptilium [n] - See also: reptilium

Medical Definition of Reptilia

1. A class of air-breathing oviparous vertebrates, usually covered with scales or bony plates. The heart generally has two auricles and one ventricle. The development of the young is the same as that of birds. It is nearly related in many respects to Aves, or birds. The principal existing orders are Testidunata or Chelonia (turtles), Crocodilia, Lacertilla (lizards), Ophidia (serpents), and Rhynchocephala; the chief extinct orders are Dinosauria, Theremorpha, Mosasauria, Pterosauria, Plesiosauria, Ichtyosauria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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