Reptilious

//ɹɛpˈtɪljəs// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling. dated

    "Reptilious, creeping, crawling, swarming upon the belly, etc."

  2. 2
    Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia. dated

    "The lecturer... pointed out the peculiar difference in the process of breathing which distinguished the reptilious from the aquatic species."

Synonyms

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reptitiousreptantreptatorialreptatoryreptilereptilelike

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"Reptilious, creeping, crawling, swarming upon the belly, etc."

Etymology

From reptile + -ious, replacing earlier adjectival reptile and reptitious.

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