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reptilious

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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See also

reptilivorous reptitious republican republicarian Republicoon Republicrat

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