REPTILIAN


Meaning of REPTILIAN in English

I. (ˈ)rep|tilēən, -lyən adjective

Etymology: New Latin Reptilia + English -an, adjective suffix

1.

a. : resembling or having the characteristics of the Reptilia or a reptile

his light green reptilian eye — Jean Stafford

b. : held to resemble a reptile in nature or character : mean

a reptilian villain — Theodore Dreiser

2. : of or relating to the Reptilia or a reptile

a reptilian skull

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin Reptilia + English -an, n. suffix

: one of the Reptilia : reptile 2

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.