Reptile

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 ein kaltblütiges Wirbeltier, das in der Regel eine schuppige Haut hat und kriecht oder gleitet , 🇪🇸 un animal de sangre fría con escamas y que se arrastra o se mueve sinuoso , 🇮🇹 un animale a sangue freddo con scaglie che striscia o si muove serpentino , 🇵🇹 um animal de sangue frio com escamas que rasteja ou se move serpenteando , 🇨🇳 一种爬行动物，通常有鳞片皮肤，冷血且爬或游动 , 🇯🇵 一般的に鱗のある、四足類動物で、多くは地面を這うか水中を泳ぐ冷血動物 , 🇰🇷 Cold-blooded vertebrate animal typically having scales and crawling or swimming , 🇸🇦 حيوان مبرد في الدم، له جلد مرمرية، يتحرك راكضاً أو السباحة , 🇮🇳 सर्द रक्त के प्राणी, जो सामान्य रूप से काँच की त्वचा और मटकते हुए चलने या السبहाना

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Etymology

The French noun **reptile** comes from the Latin adjective *reptilis* (“creeping, crawling”), itself derived from the verb *repere* (“to creep, to crawl”). It entered French in the early modern period (17th c.) retaining the sense of a crawling animal, and later extended to the biological class of cold‑blooded vertebrates. The term is cognate with English *reptile* and the Italian *reptile* / Spanish *reptil*.

Synonyms

serpent iguane lézard tortue crocodile vertébré à sang froid

Antonyms

mammifère oiseau animal à sang chaud mammifère à poils