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Reptilian

Rep-til′i-an

(-an)
,
Adj.
Belonging to the reptiles.
Reptilian age
(Geol.)
,
that part of geological time comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, and distinguished as that era in which the class of reptiles attained its highest expansion; – called also the
Secondary
or
Mezozoic
age.

Rep-til′i-an

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
One of the Reptilia; a reptile.

Definition 2024


reptilian

reptilian

English

Adjective

reptilian (comparative more reptilian, superlative most reptilian)

  1. Reptile-like.
  2. Of or referring to reptiles.
  3. Treacherous.

Translations

Noun

reptilian (plural reptilians or reptilia)

  1. Reptile
  2. (ufology) One of a race of extraterrestrial shape-shifters purported to secretly control the world.

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