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reptilian

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rep⋅til⋅i⋅an

  [rep-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn]
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–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
2. groveling, debased, or despicable; contemptible.
3. mean; treacherous; harmful.
–noun
4. a reptile.
Origin:
1840–50; < NL Reptili(a) reptiles (pl. of rēptile, neut. of LL rēptilis; see reptile ) + -an
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rep·til·i·an   (rěp-tĭl'ē-ən, -tĭl'yən)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to reptiles.

  2. Resembling or characteristic of a reptile.

  3. Despicable; treacherous.

n.  A reptile.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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