REP'TILE, a. [L. reptilis, from repo, to creep, Gr. See Creep.] 1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or with many small feet.2. Groveling; low; vulgar; as a reptile race or crew; reptile vices.REP'TILE, n. 1. An animal that moves on its belly, or by means of small short legs, as earth-worms, caterpillars, snakes and the like.In zoology, the reptiles constitute an order of the class Amphibian, including all such as are furnished with limbs or articulated extremities, as tortoises, lizards and frogs.2. A groveling or very mean person; a term of contempt.
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