REPTILIAN


Meaning of REPTILIAN in English

I. rep-ˈti-lē-ən, -ˈtil-yən adjective

Date: 1833

1. : resembling or having the characteristics of the reptiles

2. : of or relating to the reptiles

3. : cold-bloodedly treacherous

a reptilian villain — Theodore Dreiser

II. noun

Date: circa 1847

: reptile 2

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.