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reptile

rep·tile

UK/ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ US/ˈɹɛp.tɑj(ə)l/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms

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Origin

From Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny; Watkins, 1969).

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  • mammal-like reptile

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