reptile
/ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ nom B1En français : reptile
- A (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia (excluding birds), such as a lizard, turtle, snake, crocodile, alligator, etc.
- Any member of the class Reptilia, including birds.
- Any creeping or crawling animal, one that moves along close to the ground on its belly or on short legs, such as a lizard, snake, salamander, frog, toad, or scorpion.
- An animal belonging to either the class Reptilia or the class Amphibia.
- An ectothermic, scaly animal, whether sauropsid or synapsid, of the clade Amniota. · Prior to the 1990s, the non-mammalian synapsids were considered true reptiles.· mammal-like reptile
- An abject, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.
Pluriel reptiles
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As he spoke he drew the dog-whip swiftly from the dead man’s lap, and throwing the noose round the reptile’s neck he drew it from its horrid perch and, carrying it at arm’s length, threw it into the iron safe, which he closed upon it.
In 1823 Mary found the first complete skeleton of a plesiosaur, a sea reptile with a tiny head and an almost impossibly long neck.
Five years later she found the first flying reptile ever discovered in Britain.
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