Etymology dictionary. 2014.
reptile — [ rɛptil ] adj. et n. m. • 1304; lat. reptilis « rampant », et neutre subst. « animal rampant » 1 ♦ Vx Qui rampe, qui se traîne sur le ventre. ⇒ rampant. Fig. et littér. « Âmes reptiles » (Hugo). 2 ♦ N. m. (1532; n. f. pl. 1314) Vx Animal rampant … Encyclopédie Universelle
Reptile — Rep tile (r?p t?l;277), a. [F. reptile, L. reptilis, fr. repere, reptum, to creep; cf. Lith. reploti; perh. akin to L. serpere. Cf. {Serpent}.] 1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reptile — Reptile. adj. de tout genre. Qui rampe, qui se traisne sur le ventre. Il n a guere d usage que dans le dogmatique. Animal reptile. insecte reptile. Il est plus ordinairement substantif, & alors sous ce nom on comprend non seulement tous les… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Reptile — (Рептилия) Место рождения Затерра (ныне часть Внешнего мира) Появления Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat II Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Mortal Kombat Advance Mortal Kombat 4 Mortal Kombat Gold … Википедия
reptile — REPTÍLE s.f.pl. 1. Clasă a vertebratelor târâtoare, ovipare, carnivore, cu temperatura corpului rece, fără picioare sau cu picioare scurte, dispuse lateral, şi cu corpul acoperit de o piele cu solzi; (la sg.) animal din această clasă; şarpe;… … Dicționar Român
Reptile — Rep tile, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like. [1913 Webster] An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path; But … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reptile — [rep′tīl΄, rep′təl] n. [LL(Ec) < neut. of L reptilis, crawling < reptus, pp. of repere, to creep < IE base * rēp , to creep, crawl > Lith réplioti, to creep, OHG rebo, tendril] 1. any of a class (Reptilia) of coldblooded vertebrates… … English World dictionary
reptile — ► NOUN 1) a cold blooded vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises, typically having a dry scaly skin and laying soft shelled eggs on land. 2) informal a person regarded with loathing and… … English terms dictionary
reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… … Universalium
Reptile — Reptiles … Wikipédia en Français
