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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively. uncountable

   "It is generally allowed that birds have risen out of reptiledom."

Synonyms

All synonyms

reptilehoodreptilehood

Example

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"It is generally allowed that birds have risen out of reptiledom."

Etymology

From reptile + -dom.

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