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Meaning of reptilious | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
/ɹɛpˈtɪlɪəs/

Definitions

  1. Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
    dated
  2. Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia.
    dated

Examples

“Reptilious, creeping, crawling, swarming upon the belly, etc.”
“The lecturer... pointed out the peculiar difference in the process of breathing which distinguished the reptilious from the aquatic species.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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