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reptile

noun

  1. any of a class (Reptilia) of coldblooded vertebrates having lungs, an entirely bony skeleton, a body covered with scales or horny plates, and a heart with two atria and, usually, a single ventricle, including the snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and dinosaurs
  2. a mean, sneaky, groveling person

adjective

of, like, or characteristic of a reptile; reptilian

See reptile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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