Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - reptile
Reptile
reptile
n. & adj. --n. 1 any cold-blooded scaly animal of the class Reptilia, including snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, etc. 2 a mean, grovelling, or repulsive person. --adj. 1 (of an animal) creeping. 2 mean, grovelling. Derivatives reptilian adj. & n. Etymology: ME f. LL reptilis f. L repere rept- crawl
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English reptil, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French ~ (feminine), from Late Latin ~ (neuter), from neuter of reptilis creeping, from Latin reptus, past participle of repere to crawl; akin to Lithuanian rėplioti to crawl Date: 14th century an animal that crawls or moves on its belly (as a snake) or on small short legs (as a lizard), any of a class (Reptilia) of air-breathing vertebrates that include the alligators and crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, and extinct related forms (as dinosaurs and pterosaurs) and are characterized by a completely ossified skeleton with a single occipital condyle, a distinct quadrate bone usually immovably articulated with the skull, ribs attached to the sternum, and a body usually covered with scales or bony plates, a groveling or despised person, II. adjective Date: 1607 characteristic of a ~ ; reptilian ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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