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单词 reptiliform
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reptiliformadj.n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: reptile n.1, -iform comb. form.
Etymology: < reptile n.1 + -iform comb. form. Compare reptiloid adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (re·ptilifǭɹm) /ˈrɛptɪlɪfɔːm/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
A. adj.
Of an animal: having the form of a reptile.
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reptilious1727
reptiliform1835
reptiloid1849
reptilian1863
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 101/2 In this they are also imitated by the tadpole state of the higher reptiliform groups.
1896 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. 263 The change from a herbivorous fish-like animal to one carnivorous and reptiliform begins.
B. n.
A reptiliform animal.
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the world > animals > reptiles > [noun] > reptile
reptilea1393
serpentc1440
reptible1637
reptilian1838
reptiliform1890
1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. 92 This group is called Sauropsida or reptiliforms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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