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Definition of reptile
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Reptile
(n.) One of the
Reptilia,
or one of the
Amphibia..
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Pecten
::
Pecten
(n.) A
vascular
pigmented
membrane
projecting
into the
vitreous
humor
within
the globe of the eye in
birds,
and in many
reptiles
and
fishes;
-- also
called
marsupium..
Ichthyosauria
::
Ichthyosauria
(n. pl.) An
extinct
order of
marine
reptiles,
including
Ichthyosaurus
and
allied
forms;
--
called
also
Ichthyopterygia.
They have not been found later than the
Cretaceous
period..
Sauropsida
::
Sauropsida
(n. pl.) A
comprehensive
group of
vertebrates,
comprising
the
reptiles
and
birds..
Dicynodont
::
Dicynodont
(n.) One of a group of
extinct
reptiles
having
the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in
turtles,
and in the genus
Dicynodon,
supporting
also a pair of
powerful
tusks.
Their
remains
are found in
triassic
strata
of South
Africa
and
India..
Chelonia
::
Chelonia
(n. pl.) An order of
reptiles,
including
the
tortoises
and
turtles,
peculiar
in
having
a part of the
vertebrae,
ribs, and
sternum
united
with the
dermal
plates
so as to form a firm
shell.
The jaws are
covered
by a horny beak. See
Reptilia;
also,
Illust.
in
Appendix..
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..
Ophiophagous
::
Ophiophagous
(a.)
Feeding
on
serpents;
-- said of
certain
birds and
reptiles.
Suchwise
::
Suchospondylous
(a.)
Having
dorsal
vertebrae
with long and
divided
transverse
processes;
--
applied
to
certain
reptiles.
Biauriculate
::
Biauriculate
(a.)
Having
two
auricles,
as the heart of
mammals,
birds,
and
reptiles..
Mosasauria
::
Mosasauria
(n. pl.) An order of
large,
extinct,
marine
reptiles,
found in the
Cretaceous
rocks,
especially
in
America.
They were
serpentlike
in form and in
having
loosely
articulated
and
dilatable
jaws, with large
recurved
tteth,
but they had
paddlelike
feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They are,
essentially,
fossil
sea
serpents
with
paddles.
Called
also
Pythonomarpha,
and
Mosasauria..
Scaled
::
Scaled
(a.)
Covered
with
scales,
or
scalelike
structures;
-- said of a fish, a
reptile,
a moth, etc..
Transpalatine
::
Transpalatine
(a.)
Situated
beyond
or
outside
the
palatine
bone; -- said of a bone in the skull of some
reptiles.
Worm
::
Worm (n.) Any small
creeping
animal
or
reptile,
either
entirely
without
feet, or with very short ones,
including
a great
variety
of
animals;
as, an
earthworm;
the
blindworm..
Hibernate
::
Hibernate
(v. i.) To
winter;
to pass the
season
of
winter
in close
quarters,
in a
torpid
or
lethargic
state,
as
certain
mammals,
reptiles,
and
insects..
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
Amniota
::
Amniota
(n. pl.) That group of
vertebrates
which
develops
in its
embryonic
life the
envelope
called
the
amnion.
It
comprises
the
reptiles,
the
birds,
and the
mammals..
Vent
::
Vent (n.) The anal
opening
of
certain
invertebrates
and
fishes;
also, the
external
cloacal
opening
of
reptiles,
birds,
amphibians,
and many
fishes..
Brontosaurus
::
Brontosaurus
(n.) A genus of
American
jurassic
dinosaurs.
A
length
of sixty feet is
believed
to have been
attained
by these
reptiles.
Reptant
::
Reptant
(a.)
Creeping;
crawling;
-- said of
reptiles,
worms,
etc..
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.
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