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reptilious

Pronunciation: /ɹɛpˈtɪlɪəs/

The English word “reptilious” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
  2. Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia.

Etymology

From reptile + -ious, replacing earlier adjectival reptile and reptitious.

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