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Meaning of 'reptile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reptile [ a.]
- Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.
- Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices.
2 . Reptile [ n.]
- An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like.
- One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia.
- A groveling or very mean person.

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