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reptilian
UK /ɹɛpˈtɪliən/ US /ɹɛpˈtɪljən/
adj 4noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
big, mammalian, spiked
VERB + REPTILIAN
killed, wasn't
REPTILIAN + NOUN
alien, creature, fashion, fossil, humanoid, tails
PREP.
in, out, with, with
ADV.
curiously, primarily, secretly
Definitions
adj
1
Of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
The Mesozoic represents that time on Earth when life flourished, but when such life was primarily reptilian, before the Age of Mammals.
2
Reptilelike.
It is filled with blazing fires and half-human, half-animal beasts, with spiked reptilian tails.
3
Unthinking, low, base, contemptible.
4
Cold-blooded, treacherous, unavoidably selfish and hostile.
noun
1
A reptilian animal: a reptile.
2
A reptilian person, especially (ethnic slur) a Jew.
3
A reptilian alien, especially (ufology, often capitalized) of a shapeshifting race alleged to secretly control the world.
More evolved than the Grays or Reptilians, the Humanoids seem to feel some sort of kinship with humans and are likely to be kind.[…] Some researchers believe the Grays are merely preparing the way for a full-scale invasion of Reptilian aliens.
Such powerful human families would descend upon the reptilians themselves and they would be willing to do just anything to retain their power.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Mesozoic represents that time on Earth when life flourished, but when such life was primarily reptilian, before the Age of Mammals.
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It is filled with blazing fires and half-human, half-animal beasts, with spiked reptilian tails.
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More evolved than the Grays or Reptilians, the Humanoids seem to feel some sort of kinship with humans and are likely to be kind.[…] Some researchers believe the Grays are merely preparing the way for
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Such powerful human families would descend upon the reptilians themselves and they would be willing to do just anything to retain their power.
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The reptilians are the creation of the Carians.
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His shoulders are rounded from much study, and his face protrudes forward, and is forever slowly oscillating from side to side in a curiously reptilian fashion.
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