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Acontias :: Acontias (n.) Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards..

Rhizodont :: Rhizodont (n.) A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile..

Biauriculate :: Biauriculate (a.) Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals, birds, and reptiles..

Crawler :: Crawler (n.) One who, or that which, crawls; a creeper; a reptile..

Surangular :: Surangular (a.) Above the angular bone; supra-angular; -- applied to a bone of the lower jaw in many reptiles and birds.

Scaled :: Scaled (a.) Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc..

Teguexin :: Teguexin (n.) A large South American lizard (Tejus teguexin). It becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with yellowish spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits, insects, reptiles, young birds, and birds' eggs. The closely allied species Tejus rufescens is called red teguexin..

Calcific :: Calcific (a.) Calciferous. Specifically: (Zool.) of or pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles.

Pterodactyl :: Pterodactyl (n.) An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See Illustration in Appendix.

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..

Dinosauria :: Dinosauria (n. pl.) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large bird tracks, so-called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix..

Mosasaurian :: Mosasaurian (n.) One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied genera. See Mosasauria..

Abstract :: Abstract (a.) Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction; general as opposed to particular; as, reptile is an abstract or general name..

Tortoise :: Tortoise (n.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.

Reptile :: Reptile (n.) One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia..

Mental :: Mental (n.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

Lepidosauria :: Lepidosauria (n. pl.) A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards; the Plagiotremata..

Lore :: Lore (n.) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes..

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..

Reptile :: Reptile (a.) Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs..

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