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
a mean, sneaky, groveling person
adjective
of, like, or characteristic of a reptile; reptilian
See reptile in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĕpˈtīlˌ, -tĭl)
noun
Any of various cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates of the class Reptilia, such as a snake, lizard, crocodile, turtle, or dinosaur, having an external covering of scales or horny plates and breathing by means of lungs.