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Meaning of Reptile | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɹɛp.taɪl

Definitions

  1. Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc.
  2. Any member of Reptilia, including birds.
  3. A reptile or amphibian.
  4. A mean, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.

Equivalents

Afrikaans reptiel
Azərbaycanca sürünən
Български влечуго
বাংলা সরীসৃপ
Català rèptil
Čeština pláž plaz
Cymraeg ymlusgiad
Dansk krybdyr
Ελληνικά ερπετό
Esperanto reptilio
Español réptil
Suomi matelija
Français reptile
Gaeilge reiptíl
Gàidhlig pèist snàigean
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Moʻo
עברית זוחל
हिन्दी सरीसृप
Magyar hüllő
Հայերեն զեռուն սողուն
Bahasa Indonesia binatang melata reptil
Íslenska skriðdýr
Italiano reptilia rettile
日本語 爬虫 爬虫類
ქართული ქვეწარმავალი
한국어 파충 파충류
Latina reptilia
Lietuvių roplys
Македонски влекач влечуга
മലയാളം ഉരഗം
Bahasa Melayu reptilia
မြန်မာဘာသာ တွားသွားကောင်
Nederlands reptiel
Polski gad
Português réptil
Română reptilă
Slovenčina pláž
Slovenščina plazilec
Shqip rrëshqanor
Sesotho sehahabi
Svenska kräldjur reptil
தமிழ் ஊர்வன
తెలుగు సరీసృపం
Tagalog bayabag reptilya
Setswana segagabi
Türkçe sürüngen
Українська гад плазун репти́лія
Tiếng Việt bò sát

Examples

“This work may, indeed, be considered as a great creation of our own; and for a little reptile of a critic to presume to find fault with any of its parts, without knowing the manner in which the whole is connected, and before he comes to the final catastrophe, is a most presumptuous absurdity.”
“"That reptile," whispered Pott, catching Mr. Pickwick by the arm, and pointing towards the stranger. "That reptile — Slurk, of the Independent!"”
“[…] If I pitied you for crying and looking so very frightened, you should spurn such pity. Ellen, tell him how disgraceful this conduct is. Rise, and don’t degrade yourself into an abject reptile—don’t!”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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