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Reptile
Reptile Rep"tile, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly,
as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards,
and the like.
An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls
at evening in the public path; But he that has
humanity, forewarned, Will tread aside, and let the
reptile live. --Cowper.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia.
Note: The amphibians were formerly classed with Reptilia, and
are still popularly called reptiles, though much more
closely allied to the fishes.
3. A groveling or very mean person.
ReptileReptile Rep"tile (r?p"t?l;277), a. [F. reptile, L. reptilis,
fr. repere, reptum, to creep; cf. Lith. reploti; perh. akin
to L. serpere. Cf. Serpent.]
1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and
short legs.
2. Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew;
reptile vices.
There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result
not of caution, but of fear. --Burke.
And dislodge their reptile souls From the bodies and
forms of men. --Coleridge.
Meaning of Reptiles from wikipedia
- is
called herpetology.
Reptiles have been
subject to
several conflicting taxonomic definitions. In
Linnaean taxonomy,
reptiles are
gathered together under...
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caimans Family Gavialidae –
gharials Reptile List of
regional reptiles lists List of
birds List of
snakes Herping Reptiles portal Pereira,
Anieli G.; Sterli...
- Age of
Reptiles may
refer to: The
Mesozoic era, a time in
geologic history Age of
Reptiles (comics) Age of
Reptiles (album), an
album by
Showbread The...
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Because of
their cold-blooded nature,
reptiles are more
common in
warmer climates, and 19 of the 28
state reptiles represent southern states. Six states...
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which he
grouped reptiles and
amphibians in the same class.
There are over 6700
species of
amphibians and over 9000
species of
reptiles.
Despite its modern...
- (/skwæˈmeɪtə/,
Latin squamatus, 'scaly,
having scales') is the
largest order of
reptiles,
comprising lizards and snakes. With over 11,991 species, it is also the...
- is a list of
marine reptiles,
reptiles which are
adapted to life in
marine or
brackish environments. The
following marine reptiles are
species which are...
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Marine reptiles are
reptiles which have
become secondarily adapted for an
aquatic or
semiaquatic life in a
marine environment. Only
about 100 of the 12...
- This is a list of the
reptiles found in Portugal. Family:
Cheloniidae Green sea
turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Hawksbill sea
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Kemp's...
- The
following is a list of
reptiles of Thailand.
There are more than 400
species recorded.
Reptile species commonly found in
anthropogenically modified...
