Meaning of Reptile | Babel Free
ˈɹɛp.taɪlDefinitions
- 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.
- Any member of Reptilia, including birds.
- A reptile or amphibian.
- A mean, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
reptiel
Azərbaycanca
sürünən
Български
влечуго
বাংলা
সরীসৃপ
Català
rèptil
Cymraeg
ymlusgiad
Dansk
krybdyr
Ελληνικά
ερπετό
Esperanto
reptilio
Español
réptil
Suomi
matelija
Français
reptile
Gaeilge
reiptíl
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Moʻo
עברית
זוחל
हिन्दी
सरीसृप
Magyar
hüllő
Íslenska
skriðdýr
ქართული
ქვეწარმავალი
Latina
reptilia
Lietuvių
roplys
മലയാളം
ഉരഗം
Монгол
хэвлээр явагч
Bahasa Melayu
reptilia
မြန်မာဘာသာ
တွားသွားကောင်
Nederlands
reptiel
Polski
gad
Português
réptil
Română
reptilă
Slovenčina
pláž
Slovenščina
plazilec
Shqip
rrëshqanor
Sesotho
sehahabi
தமிழ்
ஊர்வன
తెలుగు
సరీసృపం
Setswana
segagabi
Türkçe
sürüngen
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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