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reptilian

/rep-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn/US // rɛpˈtɪl i ən, -ˈtɪl yən //UK // (rɛpˈtɪlɪən) //

爬虫类,爬行类,爬行动物,爬行者

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
    • : groveling, debased, or despicable; contemptible.
    • : mean; treacherous; harmful.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a reptile.

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Examples

  • In a fossilized chunk of ancient reptilian poop, scientists have found nearly complete specimens of a new species of beetle.

  • His sneering portrayal of Shang Tsung was so memorable, the games once again retrofitted his reptilian sliminess to match that performance.

  • Even when she stopped looking reptilian and began looking like a little human, I wanted no part of it.

  • Still, Spacey endows Frank with a reptilian intelligence, a cunning that gives him an edge over everyone he encounters.

  • But when meets Nixon and they discuss football in the back of a limousine, he is able to humanize the reptilian president.

  • He surveyed the reptilian mounts that were led forward and chose one whose eight legs were a trifle longer than average.

  • Sea leopards—long, lithe creatures with a reptilian cast of head—are remarkably quick in the water.

  • It was a monstrous thing formed by the joining of three of the great reptilian bodies!

  • He came closer, his quick reptilian eyes taking in with evident interest every feature of their bodily appearance.

  • The whole vast cone and surging reptilian hordes seemed spinning at increasing speed around him.