reptile
nounmasculinetécnico/ʁɨˈptil/medium
rep·til
Definition
An animal of the class Reptilia, cold-blooded, with a body covered in scales or bony plates, typically moving by crawling.
The snake is a reptile.
Dinosaurs were reptiles.
Common collocations
venomous reptileprehistoric reptilereptile class
Etymology
Do latim 'reptilis', de 'reptare' (rastejar).