reptile

Meaning

Noun

1. A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia; an amniote that is neither a synapsid nor a bird; excludes amphibians.
2. A reptile or amphibian.
3. A mean, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.

Adj

1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.
2. Grovelling; low; vulgar.

Synonyms

reptilian

toad

snake

🐍

serpent

crawler

vermin

lizard

🦎

mean

monster

saurian

skunk

🦨

truckler

viper

living creature

animal

🐾

creeping thing

base

crawling

creeper

creeping

insect

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɛpˈtaɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: reptil

In summary

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).