Sekirov Dictionary

reptilian

UK /ɹɛpˈtɪliən/US /ɹɛpˈtɪljən/

adjective 4
noun 3
forms 3

adjective4

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Of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
- The Mesozoic represents that time on Earth when life flourished, but when such life was primarily reptilian, before the Age of Mammals. — 2012
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Reptilelike.
- It is filled with blazing fires and half-human, half-animal beasts, with spiked reptilian tails. — 1982
(figurative) Unthinking, low, base, contemptible.
(figurative) Cold-blooded, treacherous, unavoidably selfish and hostile.

noun3

A reptilian animal: a reptile.
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A reptilian alien, especially (ufology, often capitalized) of a shapeshifting race alleged to secretly control the world.
- Such powerful human families would descend upon the reptilians themselves and they would be willing to do just anything to retain their power. — 2010
(figurative) A reptilian person, especially (ethnic slur) a Jew.

forms

reptilians · more reptilian · most reptilian

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