reptilian (redirected from Reptillian)

rep·til·i·an  (rp-tl-n, -tlyn)

adj.

1. Of or relating to reptiles.

2. Resembling or characteristic of a reptile.

3. Despicable; treacherous.

n.

A reptile.

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reptilian [rɛpˈtɪlɪən]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of reptiles

2. mean or treacherous; contemptible reptilian behaviour

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a less common name for reptile

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reptilian  (rp-tl-n)

Relating to or characteristic of reptiles.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reptilian - any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms reptile craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium class Reptilia, Reptilia - 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 anapsid, anapsid reptile - primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles diapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye Diapsida, subclass Diapsida - used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria synapsid, synapsid reptile - extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull
Adj.	1.	reptilian - of or relating to the class Reptilia

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reptilian

adjective

1. reptile-like, reptile, cold-blooded, crocodilian, ophidian a prehistoric jungle occupied by reptilian creatures

2. nasty, sly, devious, underhand, horrible, unpleasant, oily, unattractive, creepy (informal), sneaky (informal), disagreeable, off-putting, ingratiating, unappealing, unctuous He's a reptilian con man.

Translations

reptilian [repˈtɪlɪən]

A. ADJ → reptil

B. N → reptil m

reptilian [rɛpˈtɪliən] adj

[creature] → reptilien(ne)

(fig) → reptilien(ne)

reptilian

adj → reptilartig; (fig pej) → kriecherisch (pej)

n → Reptil nt, → Kriechtier nt