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reptilian

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1. reptilian - Noun

2. reptilian - Adjective

Meaning

Belonging to the reptiles.

One of the Reptilia; a reptile.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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According to these scientists "reptilian oral secretions contribute to many biological roles other than to quickly dispatch prey". Source: Internet

A crew of explorers from Earth visit a Mars inhabited by reptilian mermen, savage dwarf-like beings with long, tentacled arms, bat-men and a race of civilized macrocephalic gnomes. Source: Internet

All reptilian scales have a dermal papilla underlying the epidermal part, and it is there that the osteoderms, if present, would be formed. Source: Internet

Among the mutants are a group of reptilian humans - alien, cancer-free but persecuted by the 'smoothskins'. Source: Internet

Instead, dinosaurs, like many extinct forms of reptile sub-groups, did not exhibit characteristics which were traditionally regarded as reptilian, such as a sprawling limb posture or ectothermy (colloquially referred to as "cold-bloodedness"). Source: Internet

"It took the form of meeting people who tell of experiences of seeing people, often in positions of power, change from human form to a reptilian form and back again in front of their eyes," he said in an interview. Source: Internet

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