reptile

reptile
noun

a cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin, and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land
爬行动物
Class Reptilia: orders Chelonia (turtles and tortoises), Squamata (snakes and lizards), Rhynchocephalia (the tuatara), and Crocodylia (crocodilians). Among several extinct groups are the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and ichthyosaurs
爬虫纲，龟鳖目（海龟和乌龟)，有鳞目（蛇和蜥蜴)，喙头目（楔齿蜥)，鳄目（鳄鱼）。已灭绝的种类有恐龙，翼龙和鱼龙
(informal)a person regarded with loathing and contempt
(非正式)可鄙的人，卑鄙小人

adjective

[attrib.]belonging to a reptile or to the class of reptiles
爬行动物的，爬行动物纲的
reptile eggs.
爬行动物的卵。

派生
reptilian
( & )
adjective& noun
语源

late Middle English: from late Latin, neuter of reptilis, from Latin rept- 'crawled', from the verb repere

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