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Definition of reptile
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Reptile
(a.)
Creeping;
moving
on the
belly,
or by means of small and short
legs..
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Ornithoscelida
::
Ornithoscelida
(n. pl.) A group of
extinct
Reptilia,
intermediate
in
structure
(especially
with
regard
to the
pelvis)
between
reptiles
and
birds..
Reptile
::
Reptile
(n.) A
groveling
or very mean
person.
Theriodontia
::
Theriodontia
(n. pl.) An
extinct
order of
reptiles
found in the
Permian
and
Triassic
formations
in South
Africa.
In some
respects
they
resembled
carnivorous
mammals.
Called
also
Theromorpha.
Scaled
::
Scaled
(a.)
Covered
with
scales,
or
scalelike
structures;
-- said of a fish, a
reptile,
a moth, etc..
Pliosaurus
::
Pliosaurus
(n.) An
extinct
genus of
marine
reptiles
allied
to
Plesiosaurus,
but
having
a much
shorter
neck..
Serpent
::
Serpent
(n.) Any
reptile
of the order
Ophidia;
a
snake,
especially
a large
snake.
See
Illust.
under
Ophidia..
Motmot
::
Motmot
(n.) Any one of
several
species
of
long-tailed,
passerine
birds of the genus
Momotus,
having
a
strong
serrated
beak. In most of the
species
the two long
middle
tail
feathers
are
racket-shaped
at the tip, when
mature.
The bird
itself
is said by some
writers
to trim them into this
shape.
They feed on
insects,
reptiles,
and
fruit,
and are found from
Mexico
to
Brazil.
The name is
derived
from its
note..
Chameleon
::
Chameleon
(n.) A
lizardlike
reptile
of the genus
Chamaeleo,
of
several
species,
found in
Africa,
Asia, and
Europe.
The skin is
covered
with fine
granulations;
the tail is
prehensile,
and the body is much
compressed
laterally,
giving
it a high
back..
Laelaps
::
Laelaps
(n.) A genus of huge,
carnivorous,
dinosaurian
reptiles
from the
Cretaceous
formation
of the
United
States.
They had very large hind legs and tail, and are
supposed
to have been
bipedal.
Some of the
species
were about
eighteen
feet
high..
Insectivorous
::
Insectivorous
(a.) the
Insectivora,
and to many bats,
birds,
and
reptiles..
Mosasaurian
::
Mosasaurian
(n.) One of an
extinct
order of
reptiles,
including
Mosasaurus
and
allied
genera.
See
Mosasauria..
Orthopoda
::
Orthopoda
(n. pl.) An
extinct
order of
reptiles
which stood erect on the hind legs, and
resembled
birds in the
structure
of the feet,
pelvis,
and other
parts..
Teleosaurus
::
Teleosaurus
(n.) A genus of
extinct
crocodilian
reptiles
of the
Jurassic
period,
having
a long and
slender
snout..
Sauropsida
::
Sauropsida
(n. pl.) A
comprehensive
group of
vertebrates,
comprising
the
reptiles
and
birds..
Pterosauria
::
Pterosauria
(n. pl.) An
extinct
order of
flying
reptiles
of the
Mesozoic
age; the
pterodactyls;
--
called
also
Pterodactyli,
and
Ornithosauria..
Abstract
::
Abstract
(a.)
Resulting
from the
mental
faculty
of
abstraction;
general
as
opposed
to
particular;
as,
reptile
is an
abstract
or
general
name..
Ichthyosaurus
::
Ichthyosaurus
(n.) An
extinct
genus of
marine
reptiles;
-- so named from their
short,
biconcave
vertebrae,
resembling
those of
fishes.
Several
species,
varying
in
length
from ten to
thirty
feet, are known from the
Liassic,
Oolitic,
and
Cretaceous
formations..
Reptilian
::
Reptilian
(n.) One of the
Reptilia;
a
reptile.
Crocodile
::
Crocodile
(n.) A large
reptile
of the genus
Crocodilus,
of
several
species.
They grow to the
length
of
sixteen
or
eighteen
feet, and
inhabit
the large
rivers
of
Africa,
Asia, and
America.
The eggs, laid in the sand, are
hatched
by the sun's heat. The best known
species
is that of the Nile (C.
vulgaris,
or C.
Niloticus).
The
Florida
crocodile
(C.
Americanus)
is much less
common
than the
alligator
and has
longer
jaws. The name is also
sometimes
applied
to the
species
of other
related
genera,
as th
Reptile
::
Reptile
(a.)
Hence:
Groveling;
low;
vulgar;
as, a
reptile
race or crew;
reptile
vices..
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