Associations to the word «Reptile»

Pictures for the word «Reptile»

Wiktionary

REPTILE, noun. A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia.
REPTILE, noun. (figuratively) A mean or grovelling person.
REPTILE, adjective. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.
REPTILE, adjective. Grovelling; low; vulgar.
REPTILE ROOM, noun. A room in a zoo in which reptiles are on display in cases.

Dictionary definition

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

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