Meaning of reptiledom | Babel Free

Definitions

The state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively.

uncountable

Examples

“It is generally allowed that birds have⟳ risen out of reptiledom.”

“It is common enough practice for them to turn⟳ cannibals and eat⟳ their own⟳ offspring — rather despicable business, this eating of one's own⟳ children, but possibly considered good form⟳ in reptiledom.”

“For hibernation means more than taking a long sleep⟳ when it is very cold and the metaphorical wolf is at the door; it means a definite imperfection in the warm-bloodedness, and a peculiar lapse towards reptiledom, with very remarkable constitutional changes in heart and blood, in breathing and excretion.”

“Leaning against bookcases filled with medical works were huge test⟳ tubes of alcohol and formalin preserving the remains of many of the most dangerous characters of reptiledom.”

“In the absence of earlier eggs, it is hard for scientists to tell⟳ exactly when the amphibians crossed the threshold into reptiledom, for the earliest known reptiles are so amphibianlike that their assignment to one category or the other is largely a matter⟳ of opinion.”

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