reptile
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noun
1. a
vertebrate
animal
of a
class
that includes
snake
s,
lizard
s,
crocodile
s,
turtle
s, and
tortoise
s. They are distinguished by having a
dry
scaly
skin
and typically laying
soft-shelled
egg
s on
land
.
〘動〙 爬虫類(の動物)〘ヘビ・トカゲ・ワニなど〙
Class Reptilia: orders
Chelonia
(turtles and tortoises),
Squamata
(snakes and lizards),
Rhynchocephalia
(the tuatara), and
Crocodylia
(crocodilians). Modern reptiles are
cold-blooded
, though among extinct groups, including
dinosaur
s,
pterosaur
s, and
ichthyosaur
s, some may have been
warm-blooded
.
2.
informal
a
person
regarded with
loathing
and
contempt
.
⦅くだけて⦆ 下劣な人, いやなやつ.
adjective
attributive
belonging to a
reptile
or to the
class
of
reptiles
:
e.g.
reptile eggs.
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: from late
Latin
, neuter of
reptilis
, from
Latin
rept-
‘
crawled
’, from the verb
repere
.