| 单词 | reptile |
| 释义 | Word Frequency reptile(ˈrɛptaɪl) noun 1. any of the cold-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Reptilia, characterized by lungs, an outer covering of horny scales or plates, and young produced in amniotic eggs. The class today includes the tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodiles; in Mesozoic times it was the dominant group, containing the dinosaurs and related forms 2. a grovelling insignificant person you miserable little reptile! adjective 3. creeping, crawling, or squirming 4. grovelling or insignificant; mean; contemptible Word origin C14: from Late Latin reptilis creeping, from Latin rēpere to crawl |
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