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rep·tile
 reptile
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- pronunciation:
- rep
taIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of the class of vertebrate cold-blooded animals, including lizards, turtles, snakes, crocodiles, and the like, that breathe with lungs, are covered with scales or hard plates, and have short legs or none at all.
The swamp is the habitat of various reptiles.
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| definition 2: |
a morally base and despicable person.
She suffered cruelly at the hands of that reptile.- synonyms:
- villain, monster
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| definition 3: |
a falsely humble or untrustworthy person.
I would never trust that reptile with anything important to me. |
| related words: |
monitor, villain |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
typical of a reptile; crawling; reptilian.
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| derivation: |
reptiloid (adj.) |
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broader categories including reptiles |
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animal, vertebrate |
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characteristic of reptiles |
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cold-blood |
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extinct reptile |
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dinosaur |
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parts of some reptiles |
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fang, flipper, hood, scale, shell |
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produced by reptiles |
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eggs, venom |
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similar to a reptile |
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dragon |
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some examples of reptiles |
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adder, alligator, anaconda, boa constrictor, caiman, chameleon, cobra, constrictor, copperhead, coral snake, cottonmouth, crocodile, garter snake, gecko, Gila monster, horned lizard, horned toad, iguana, lizard, monitor, python, racer, rattlesnake, snake, terrapin, tortoise, turtle, viper, water moccasin |
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things some reptiles eat |
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fruits, insects, plants, rodents, vegetation |
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