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reptile en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹep.tɑe.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈɾɛp.taɪl/ (Wales)
  • /ˈɹɛp.taɪəl/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹep.tɑel/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɹɛp.tɑj(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɾɛp.tʌɪl/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From 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).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.
  2. (not-comparable) Grovelling; low; vulgar.
    • a reptile race or crew    reptile vices
    • My herald shall appoint a week, / And let the recreant traitors seek / My tournay court—that there and then / I may dislodge their reptile souls / From the bodies and forms of men! 1800, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Christabel. Part II.”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London: […] John Murray, […], by William Bulmer and Co. […], published 1816, →OCLC, page 34:
    • There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution, but of fear. 1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]:

Relateds

herpetology

Synonyms

reptilious (creeping, crawling) · creeping (creeping, crawling) · reptitious (creeping, crawling) · crawling (creeping, crawling) · despicable (contemptible)

reptile en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹep.tɑe.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈɾɛp.taɪl/ (Wales)
  • /ˈɹɛp.taɪəl/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹep.tɑel/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɹɛp.tɑj(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɾɛp.tʌɪl/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From 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).

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. Any member of the class Reptilia, including birds.
  3. (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.
  4. (dated) An animal belonging to either the class Reptilia or the class Amphibia.
  5. (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
  6. (dated, figuratively) An abject, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.
    • […] If I pitied you for crying and looking so very frightened, you should spurn such pity. Ellen, tell him how disgraceful this conduct is. Rise, and don’t degrade yourself into an abject reptile—don’t! 1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], chapter XXVII, in Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC:
    • This work may, indeed, be considered as a great creation of our own; and for a little reptile of a critic to presume to find fault with any of its parts, without knowing the manner in which the whole is connected, and before he comes to the final catastrophe, is a most presumptuous absurdity. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
    • "That reptile," whispered Pott, catching Mr. Pickwick by the arm, and pointing towards the stranger. "That reptile — Slurk, of the Independent!" 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:

Forms

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Deriveds

reptilehood · reptilivorous · reptilic · reptilism · reptilekind · eureptile · nonreptile · reptiledom · reptilelike · reptiliform · reptiliferous · reptilase

Hypernyms

sauropsid (vertebrate of class Reptilia) · vertebrate · animal · amniote (vertebrate of class Reptilia)

Hyponyms

tortoise · dinosaur · crocodile · archosaur · alligator · turtle · chameleon · snake · caiman · tuatara · gecko · iguana · lizard · skink

Relateds

Reptilia · :Category:Reptiles · mammal-like reptile · reptologist · reptiloid · reptilianness · reptoid · reptilelike · reptilian · reptilology · reptilologist

Synonyms

reptile · herp · herptile · creeper

Translations (190)

nb krypdyr (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sv reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · vo räptul (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ga reiptíl (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · li reptiele (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · de Kriechtier (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · tg хазанда (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ru etc. (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · da krybdyr (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ba һөйрәлеүсе (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fo skriðdjór (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · is skriðdýr (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ky сойлоочу (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · hi सरीसृप (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ht rèptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sh gmȃz (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fy krûpdier (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ms binatang reptilia (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · hu hüllő (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · es reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · rm reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nn krypdyr (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · kk бауырымен жорғалаушы (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · uz reptiliya (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · pt réptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · gd pèist (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sh rèptīl (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · aa ali (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · it rettile (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · yi רעפּטיליע (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · be гад (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · uk amphibians (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sh рѐптӣл (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · cu гадъ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nap rettile (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · br stlejvil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · zza xuzande (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · pl gad (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · kk рептилия (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · uk includes reptiles (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · kmr reptîl (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fo skriðdýr (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · gd snàigean (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · bn রেপ্তাইল (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nb reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · tr sürüngen (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · zza reptiliya (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ar زَحَّافَة (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · uk molluscs (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nds-de Kruupdeer (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · pa ਭੁਜੰਗੀ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · be includes reptiles (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · haw moʻo (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fi reptiili (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ru molluscs (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · hy զեռուն (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fr reptile (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · te సరీసృపం (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · bn সরীসৃপ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ml ഉരഗം (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nn reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · mt rettili (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · mr सरीसृप (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · os хилӕгой (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · vi loài bò sát (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · tl bayabag (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · cmn 爬蟲 /爬虫 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sl plazílec (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · el ερπετό (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · grc ἑρπετόν (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · be etc. (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nl reptiel (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · lo ສັດເລືອຄານ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · hi सर्पणशील (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fi matelija (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fa-ira خَزَنْدِه (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ab аҳәаза́қәа (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sa सरीसृप (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · be amphibians (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · zza bulinger (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ca rèptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ms haiwan reptilia (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · bua мүлхигшэ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · de Reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · bg влечу́го (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sh gmȉzavac (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · rue плаз (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · mr सरपटणारा प्राणी (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sk plaz (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sq rrëshqanor (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · is réptíll (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · cmn 爬行類 /爬行类 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ang slincend (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · lv reptils (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · lb Reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · et reptiil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · kn ಸರೀಸೃಪ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · uk гад (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · orv гадъ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ug ئۆمىلىگۈچى ھايۋان (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · af reptiel (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · my တွားသွားကောင် (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ro reptilă (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · cy ymlusgiad (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sh гма̑з (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sgs ruoplē (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · la reptilia (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fy reptyl (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ko 파충류 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · hy սողուն (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · id binatang melata (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · mk влекач (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ks سَریسۄرَپھ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · haw lepekile (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · lt reptilas (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · mnw မၟာ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · km ល្មូន (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · gl réptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nv naaldlooshii dadichʼízhii (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ky рептилия (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · oc reptilia (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · tk süýreniji (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · uk репти́лія (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ru репти́лия (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · rsk шмикач (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ko 파충 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sgs reptils (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · vi bò sát (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · eo reptilio (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ru пресмыка́ющееся (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · mn хэвлээр явагч (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · km ឧរង្គសត្វ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · it reptilia (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ms reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · prs خَزَنْدَه (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · uk плазу́н (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · lt roplys (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nan-hbl 爬蟲 /爬虫 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ia reptile (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · io reptero (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · yue 爬蟲 /爬虫 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ka ქვეწარმავალი (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ur خَزَنْدَہ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sv kräldjur (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · qu suchuq (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · et roomaja (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ru гад (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · kmr xişok (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · he זוֹחֵל (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · tl reptilya (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · cs plaz (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · be molluscs (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · scn rettili (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · fo reptilla (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ast reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · uk etc. (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · de Wurm (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · lv rāpulis (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · kaw sarisepa (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · nds-de Krüüpdeer (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · jv reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · be рэпты́лія (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · az sürünən (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sw reptaili (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · eu narrasti (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · su réptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ja 爬虫類 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · tg рептилия (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · th สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · be паўзу́н (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · crh sürüngen (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · tyv соястаар (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · bg гад (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ms reptilia (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · yi שרץ (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · cmn 爬蟲類 /爬虫类 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ru includes reptiles (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · da reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ta ஊர்வன (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · yue 爬蟲類 /爬虫类 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · vi động vật bò sát (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · hsb łažaki (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · sh гми̏завац (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · id reptil (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ru amphibians (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · zza kasnend (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · ja 爬虫 (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · co rettile (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · mk влечуга (a cold-blooded vertebrate) · tt сөйрәлүче (a cold-blooded vertebrate)

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