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View synonyms for reptilian

reptilian

[ rep-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
  2. groveling, debased, or despicable; contemptible.
  3. mean; treacherous; harmful.

noun

  1. a reptile.

reptilian

/ rĕp-tĭl′ē-ən /

  1. Relating to or characteristic of reptiles.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reptilian1

1840–50; < New Latin Reptili ( a ) reptiles (plural of rēptile, neuter of Late Latin rēptilis; reptile ) + -an

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