reptile

Definition of reptile in English English dictionary: A cold-blooded vertebrate of the Class Reptilia; {a} creeping, grovelling, vulgar, low; {n} a creeping thing, a very mean person; One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia; A groveling or very mean person; Reptiles; {i} (Zoology) any cold-blooded animal from the class Reptilia (such as snakes, lizards, etc.); despicable person, base person; any animal which creeps or crawls; any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms; Reptiles are animals with dry scaly skin All reptiles are cold-blooded That means their body stays about the same temperature as their surroundings They breathe by means of lungs Snakes, crocodiles, turtles, Lake Eyre dragons and blue-tongued lizards are reptiles; common name for members of the cold-blooded vertebrate class Reptilia, including snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodiles; Any of the cold blooded, largely dry land chordates of the class Reptilia The cool wetlands of the BWCA are not particularly hospitable to reptiles, whose presence is marked by three species of turtle (only one at all common), three small snakes, and no lizards (or crocs or gators, for that matter); Any of a group of cold-blooded, air-breathing vertebrates usually covered with scales or bony plates; Any vertebrate of the class Reptilia; cold-blooded tetrapods that are air-breathing at all stages of development Range, Pennsylvanian to present; Group of vertebrate animals that includes turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles; Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices; A cold-blooded, air-breathing animal that has a backbone Reptiles have dry, scaly skin They move by either creeping on short legs or crawling on their bellies Most reproduce by laying eggs; Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs; Any of a class of vertebrates that regulates its body temperature externally, has dry, glandless skin covered with scales, breathes through lungs and lays large eggs that develop on land; 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. Any of the approximately 6,000 species of the class Reptilia, air-breathing vertebrates that have internal fertilization and a scaly body and are cold-blooded. Most species have short legs (or none) and have long tails, and most lay eggs. Living reptiles include the scaly reptiles (snakes and lizards; order Squamata), the crocodiles (Crocodilia), the turtles (Chelonia), and the unique tuatara (Rhynchocephalia). Being cold-blooded, reptiles are not found in very cold regions, and in regions with cold winters they usually hibernate. They range in size from geckos that measure about 1 in. (3 cm) long to the python, which grows to 30 ft (9 m); the largest turtle, the marine leatherback, weighs about 1,500 lbs (680 kg). Extinct reptiles include the dinosaurs, the pterosaurs, and the dolphinlike ichthyosaurs; An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like; Any vertebrate of the class Reptilia; cold-blooded tetrapods that are air-breathing at all stages of development Range: Pennsylvanian to present
reptile room: A room in a zoo in which reptiles are on display in cases
reptile mite: Ophionyssus natricis (or reptile mite or snake mite) is a parasitic mite most commonly found on snakes, but also occurring on captive lizards, turtles, crocodiles and other reptiles
reptile family: a family of reptiles
reptile genus: a genus of reptiles
mammal-like reptile: Any basal member of the Synapsida, related to the mammals but superficially resembling reptiles
Synapsida: amniotes with one lower temporal fenestra, surrounded by the postorbital, jugal and squamosal. Includes the extinct mammal-like reptiles and the mammals.
reptile.: reptilian
reptile.: herpet-
marine reptile: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Marine reptiles are reptiles which have become secondarily adapted for an aquatic or semi-aquatic life in a marine environment
crocodilian reptile: extant archosaurian reptile
reptiles: Plural of reptile
reptiles: Taxonomic class of vertebrates characterized by scales and amniotic eggs; the first truly terrestrial vertebrate group
reptiles: Cold blooded animals with scales
reptiles: n cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates of the class Reptilia, as a snake, lizard, crocodile, turtle, or dinosaur, having an outer covering of scales or horny plates and breathing with lungs

reptile

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rep·tile

Turkish pronunciation

reptayl

Pronunciation

/ˈreptīl/ /ˈrɛptaɪl/

Etymology

() Middle English reptilreptileLate Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis, "creeping" rēpō "to creep" *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny; Watkins, 1969).

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