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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...
- 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...
- A
reptile centre is
typically a
facility devoted to
keeping living reptiles,
educating the
public about reptiles, and
serving as a
control centre for collecting...
- (/skwæˈmeɪtə/,
Latin squamatus, 'scaly,
having scales') is the
largest order of
reptiles,
comprising lizards and snakes. With over 12,162 species, it is also the...
- is
native to the continent's
north coastal area. List of
reptiles of
Tasmania List of
reptiles of
Western Australia List of
Australian and
Antarctic dinosaurs...
- California. [e]
Endemic species. [i]
Introduced species. "California
Reptiles and Amphibians".
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to
Reptiles of California....
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Reptiles arose about 320
million years ago
during the
Carboniferous period.
Reptiles, in the
traditional sense of the term, are
defined as
animals that...
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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...
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alligators Family Gavialidae –
gharials Reptile List of
regional reptiles lists List of
birds List of
snakes Herping Reptiles portal Pereira,
Anieli G.; Sterli...
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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...
