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reptile

noun
/ˈɹɛp.taɪl/UK/ˈɹɛp.taɪl/US

Etymology

From Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny; Watkins, 1969).

  1. derived from *rep-✻
  2. derived from rēpō
  3. derived from rēptile
  4. derived from reptile
  5. inherited from reptil

Definitions

  1. Any animal of the class Reptilia that is not a bird — a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry…

    Any animal 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, crocodile, alligator, etc.

  2. Any member of Reptilia, including birds.

  3. A reptile or amphibian.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A mean, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.

      • "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!

    2. Creeping

      Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.

    3. Grovelling

      Grovelling; low; vulgar.

      • a reptile race or crew    reptile vices
      • There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution, but of fear.
      • My herald shall appoint a week, / And let the recreant traitors seek / My tournay court—that there and then / I may dislodge their reptile souls / From the bodies and forms of men!

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Derived

eureptile, nonreptile, reptilase, reptiledom, reptilehood, reptilekind, reptilelike, reptilic, reptiliferous, reptiliform, reptilism, reptilivorous

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at reptile. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at reptile. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at reptile

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA