reptilian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA /ɹepˈtɪliən/

Noun

reptilian noun

A reptilian animal: a reptile.
A reptilian person, especially (racial slur) a Jew.
A reptilian alien, especially (often capitalized) of a shapeshifting race purported to secretly control the world.

Verb

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Adjective

reptilian adjective

Of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia.
Reptilelike.
Unthinking, low, base, contemptible.
Cold-blooded, treacherous, unavoidably selfish and hostile.

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Synonyms

cold-blooded reptilelike reptilious reptitious reptile arthropods reptiles reptiliform reptiliferous lacertilian reptilian brained herpetological lizardly zoological crocodilian zoogeological reptilian-brained dinosaurian

Associated

lifeform neocortex limbic humanoid amphibian scaly archaeopteryx fangs avian mammalian creature

Rhymes

pavilion vermilion vermillion pavillion civilian vaudevillian pillion crocodilian trillion zillion

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