Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - reptile
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Reptile
reptile
I. noun Etymology: Middle English reptil, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French ~ (feminine), from Late Latin ~ (neuter), from neuter of reptilis creeping, from Latin reptus, past participle of repere to crawl; akin to Lithuanian replioti to crawl Date: 14th century 1. an animal that crawls or moves on its belly (as a snake) or on small short legs (as a lizard) 2. any of a class (Reptilia) of air-breathing vertebrates that include the alligators and crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, and extinct related forms (as dinosaurs and pterosaurs) and are characterized by a completely ossified skeleton with a single occipital condyle, a distinct quadrate bone usually immovably articulated with the skull, ribs attached to the sternum, and a body usually covered with scales or bony plates 3. a groveling or despised person II. adjective Date: 1607 characteristic of a ~ ; reptilian
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n. & adj. --n. 1 any cold-blooded scaly animal of the class Reptilia, including snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, etc. 2 a mean, grovelling, or repulsive person. --adj. 1 (of an animal) creeping. 2 mean, grovelling. Derivatives reptilian adj. & n. Etymology: ME f. LL reptilis f. L repere rept- crawl ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. зоол. пресмыкающееся; рептилия 2. подхалим; продажная душа 3. зоол. пресмыкающийся 4. подлый, продажный reptile press —- редк. продажная ("желтая") пресса ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) пресмыкающееся 2) rare раболепный, подлый человек, подхалим 2. adj. 1) пресмыкающийся 2) подлый, продажный; the reptile press - продажная пресса ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
(reptiles) Reptiles are a group of cold-blooded animals which have skins covered with small hard plates called scales and lay eggs. Snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are reptiles. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a type of animal such as a snake or lizard whose blood changes according to the temperature around it, and that usually lays eggs 2 informal someone who is unpleasant or cannot be trusted (That reptile must have told the police!) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 14c., from O.Fr. reptile, from L.L. reptile, neut. of reptilis (adj.) "creping, crawling," from pp. stem of repere "to crawl, creep," from PIE base *rep- "to creep, crawl." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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