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Definition of reptile noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a turtle

reptile

noun

reptile pronunciation English

ˈreptaɪl

reptile pronunciation American

ˈreptaɪl

reptile pronunciation American

ˈreptl

any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales, and that lays eggs. Snakes, crocodiles and tortoises are all reptiles.

compare amphibianreptilian

reptilian pronunciation English

repˈtɪliən reptilian pronunciation American

reptilian pronunciation American

repˈtɪliən

adjectiveour reptilian ancestors (figurative) He licked his lips in an unpleasantly reptilian way.