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   reptile

   /ˈrɛptʌɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land.
   • 2. a person regarded with loathing and contempt: informal, derogatory "are you contradicting me, you ignorant little reptile?"

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to a reptile or to the class of reptiles: "reptile eggs"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin, neuter of reptilis, from Latin rept- ‘crawled’, from the verb repere.

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