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reptiledom

reptiledom noun: the state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively.

Noun

reptiledom (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively.
    • It is generally allowed that birds have risen out of reptiledom.1888, David Patrick, William Geddie, Chambers' Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, volume 2, page 174
    • It is common enough practice for them to turn cannibals and eat their own offspring — rather despicable business, this eating of one's own children, but possibly considered good form in reptiledom.1922, Edmund Carroll Jaeger, Denizens of the Desert, page 237
    Synonyms:
    reptilehood

Synonyms of reptiledom

Origin of reptiledom

From reptile + -dom.

Questions about reptiledom

What does reptiledom mean?
Reptiledom means the state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively.
What part of speech is reptiledom?
Reptiledom is a noun.

Words near reptiledom in the dictionary

  1. reptilariums
  2. reptilase
  3. reptilase time
  4. reptilase times
  5. reptile
  6. reptiledom
  7. reptilehood
  8. reptilekind
  9. reptilelike
  10. reptiles
  11. reptilia

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