reptilious
形容词 adj.
英 /ɹɛpˈtɪlɪəs/
美 /ɹɛpˈtɪljəs/|/ɹɛpˈtɪliəs/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
— Reptilious, creeping, crawling, swarming upon the belly, etc.
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Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia.
— The lecturer... pointed out the peculiar difference in the process of breathing which distinguished the reptilious from the aquatic species.
词源
From reptile + -ious, replacing earlier adjectival reptile and reptitious.
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