English-Thai Dictionary

reptile

ADJ ซึ่ง จัด อยู่ ใน จำพวก สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน  sueng-jad-yu-nai-jam-puek-sad-luan-klan

 

reptile

N สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน  sad-luan-klan

 

reptilian

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน  kiao-kab-sad-luan-klan

 

reptilian

ADJ เลวทราม  ต่ำช้า  groveling mean leo-sam

 

reptilian

N สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน  sad-luean-klan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REPTILE

a.[L. reptilis, from repo, to creep, Gr. See Creep. ] 1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or with many small feet.
2. Groveling; low; vulgar; as a reptile race or crew; reptile vices.

 

REPTILE

n. 1. An animal that moves on its belly, or by means of small short legs, as earth-worms, caterpillars, snakes and the like.
In zoology, the reptiles constitute an order of the class Amphibian, including all such as are furnished with limbs or articulated extremities, as tortoises, lizards and frogs.
2. A groveling or very mean person; a term of contempt.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REPTILE

Rep "tile (rp "tl; 277 ), a. Etym: [F. reptile, L. reptilis, fr. repere,reptum, to creep; cf. Lith. reploti; perh. akin to L. serpere. Cf. Serpent. ]

 

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

 

2. Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices. There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution, but of fear. Burke. And dislodge their reptile souls From the bodies and forms of men. Coleridge.

 

REPTILE

REPTILE Rep "tile, n.

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like. An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path; But he that has humanity, forewarned, Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. Cowper.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia.

 

Note: The amphibians were formerly classed with Reptilia, and are still popularly called reptiles, though much more closely allied to the fishes.

 

3. A groveling or very mean person.

 

REPTILIA

Rep *til "i *a (rp-tl "-), n.pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A class of air-breathing oviparous vertebrates, usually covered with scales or bony plates. The heart generally has two auricles and one ventricle. The development of the young is the same as that of birds.

 

Note: It is nearly related in many respects to Aves, or birds. The principal existing orders are Testidunata or Chelonia (turtles ), Crocodilia, Lacertilla (lizards ), Ophidia (serpents ), and Rhynchocephala; the chief extinct orders are Dinosauria, Theremorpha,Mosasauria, Pterosauria, Plesiosauria, Ichtyosauria.

 

REPTILIAN

REPTILIAN Rep *til "i *an (-an ), a.

 

Defn: Belonging to the reptiles. Reptilian age (Geol.), that part of geological time comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, and distinguished as that era in which the class of reptiles attained its highest expansion; -- called also the Secondary or Mezozoic age.

 

REPTILIAN

REPTILIAN Rep *til "i *an, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the Reptilia; a reptile.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

reptile

rep tile |ˈreptəl, ˈrepˌtīl ˈrɛptl ˈrɛpˌtaɪl | ▶noun 1 a cold-blooded vertebrate 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. [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. ] 2 informal a person regarded with loathing and contempt. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] belonging to a reptile or to the class of reptiles: reptile eggs. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin, neuter of reptilis, from Latin rept- ‘crawled, ’ from the verb repere.

 

reptilian

rep til i an |repˈtilēən, -ˈtilyən repˈtɪliən | ▶adjective 1 relating to or characteristic of reptiles: the reptilian ancestors of mammals. 2 (of a person ) deeply disliked and despised; repulsive: a reptilian villain with no redeeming features. ▶noun an animal belonging to the class Reptilia; a reptile.

 

Oxford Dictionary

reptile

rep |tile |ˈrɛptʌɪl | ▶noun 1 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. ●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. 2 informal a person regarded with loathing and contempt. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] belonging to a reptile or to the class of reptiles: reptile eggs. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin, neuter of reptilis, from Latin rept- ‘crawled ’, from the verb repere.

 

reptilian

reptilian |rɛpˈtɪlɪən | ▶adjective 1 relating to or characteristic of reptiles: the reptilian ancestors of mammals. 2 (of a person ) deeply disliked and despised; repulsive: a reptilian villain with no redeeming features. ▶noun an animal belonging to the class Reptilia; a reptile.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

reptile

reptile noun WORD LINKS herpetology the study of reptiles and amphibians Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

reptilian

reptilian adjective 1 reptilian species: reptile, reptilelike, saurian; cold-blooded. 2 a reptilian smirk: unpleasant, distasteful, nasty, disagreeable, unattractive, off-putting, repulsive, horrible, horrid; unctuous, ingratiating, groveling, oily, oleaginous; informal smarmy, slimy, creepy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

reptile

reptile noun WORD LINKS reptile -saur related suffix, as in ichthyosaur -saurus related suffix, as in stegosaurus herpetology study of reptiles and amphibians Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

reptilian

reptilian adjective 1 reptilian species: reptile; cold-blooded; saurian, ophidian, crocodilian; technical poikilothermic; rare reptiloid, reptiliform, reptant, repent. 2 a reptilian smirk twisted his features | the reptilian young reception clerk: unpleasant, distasteful, nasty, disagreeable, unappealing, unattractive, off-putting, horrible, horrid; unctuous, ingratiating, fulsome, oily, oleaginous; untrustworthy, devious, sly, underhand, crafty; informal smarmy, slimy, creepy, sneaky. ANTONYMS nice, pleasant, attractive.

 

Duden Dictionary

Reptil

Rep til Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Rept i l |das Reptil; Genitiv: des Reptils, Plural: die Reptilien und (selten : ) Reptile französisch reptile < spätlateinisch reptile, substantiviertes Neutrum von lateinisch reptilis = kriechend, zu: repere = kriechen, schleichen (zu einer Klasse der Wirbeltiere gehörendes ) wechselwarmes Tier mit einer meist von Schuppen aus Horn bedeckten Haut, das voll ausgebildete oder auch ganz zurückgebildete Gliedmaßen hat

 

Reptilienfonds

Rep ti li en fonds Substantiv, maskulin ironisch , der |Rept i lienfonds |ursprüngliche Bezeichnung für den bismarckschen Fonds zur Bekämpfung geheimer Staatsfeinde (= »Reptilien «) mithilfe korrumpierter Zeitungen geheimer Dispositionsfonds

 

French Dictionary

reptile

reptile n. m. nom masculin Vertébré rampant avec ou sans pattes. : Le serpent, le lézard, le crocodile sont des reptiles. Note Orthographique rept ile.

 

Spanish Dictionary

reptil

reptil adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 [animal ] Que es vertebrado de sangre fría, circulación doble incompleta, respiración pulmonar, piel recubierta por escamas córneas o por un caparazón y que se reproduce por huevos :las serpientes son reptiles sin patas .2 reptiles nombre masculino plural zool Clase formada por estos animales :el cocodrilo, la lagartija, la tortuga y el camaleón pertenecen a la clase de los reptiles; los reptiles fueron dominantes en la Tierra durante millones de años . VÉASE fondo de reptiles .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

reptile

rep tile /répt (ə )l |-taɪl /名詞 C 1 〘動 〙爬 （は ）虫類 (の動物 ) 〘ヘビ トカゲ ワニなど 〙.2 ｟くだけて ｠卑劣な人, 不愉快な人 .形容詞 1 爬虫類の ; はい回る .2 〈人が 〉卑しい, 卑劣な .

 

reptilian

rep til i an /reptɪ́liən /形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗爬 （は ）虫類の ; 爬虫類に似た .2 卑劣な, 陰険な .名詞 C 1 爬虫類 (の動物 )(reptile ).2 卑劣な人 .