reptilian
/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/US/ɹɛpˈtɪljən/
reptilian adjective: of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
Adjective
reptilian (comparative more reptilian, superlative most reptilian)
- Of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
- The Mesozoic represents that time on Earth when life flourished, but when such life was primarily reptilian, before the Age of Mammals.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
- Synonyms:
- reptilious, reptitious
- Reptilelike.
- It is filled with blazing fires and half-human, half-animal beasts, with spiked reptilian tails.1982 February 6, Marsha Maurer, “Works in Progress”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 28, page 6
- Synonyms:
- reptitious, saurian, reptilelike, reptilious, sauroid
- Unthinking, low, base, contemptible.
- Synonyms:
- despicable, loathsome, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion, cheap, choical
- Cold-blooded, treacherous, unavoidably selfish and hostile.
- Synonyms:
- emotionless, reptitious, viperish, viperous, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, phlegmatic, cold-blooded
Noun
reptilian (plural reptilians)
- A reptilian animal: a reptile.
- A reptilian person, especially (ethnic slur) a Jew.
- A reptilian alien, especially (ufology, often capitalized) of a shapeshifting race alleged to secretly control the world.
- More evolved than the Grays or Reptilians, the Humanoids seem to feel some sort of kinship with humans and are likely to be kind.[…] Some researchers believe the Grays are merely preparing the way for a full-scale invasion of Reptilian aliens.2001, Caroline Tiger, The UFO Hunter’s Handbook: A Field Guide to the Paranormal, →ISBN, pages 62–63
- Such powerful human families would descend upon the reptilians themselves and they would be willing to do just anything to retain their power.2010, Chico Penteado, Talking to the Reptilians-A Report from Brazil, →ISBN, page 11
- Synonyms:
- reptoid
reptilian meaning in Urdu and Malayalam
reptilian in Urdu
- حشراتی, خزندہ
reptilian in Malayalam
- reptile, reptile-like, saurian
- ഇഴജന്തുവർഗ്ഗത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ച, ഇഴജന്തുവായ, ഉരഗജീവിയായ, വിസൃമര, സർപ്പി, ഇഴയുന്ന
- distasteful, unpleasant, nasty
- അഹിതകരമായ, അരോചകം, അരുചിയുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന, വൃത്തികെട്ട, വെറുപ്പിക്കുന്ന, വിപ്രതിപത്തിയുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന
Examples of reptilian in a sentence
- The reptilians are the creation of the Carians.2011, Collin Robert Bowling, A New Order of the Ages, →ISBN:
- Reptilians generally are envisioned as half snake, half human, and they are thought to have come from the Alpha Draconian star system.2015, Marty Crump, Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog, Adder's Fork and Lizard's Leg, →ISBN:
Synonyms of reptilian
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Forms of reptilian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more reptilian |
| superlative | most reptilian |
| Noun | |
| plural | reptilians |
Origin of reptilian
From reptile + -ian, replacing earlier reptilious and adjectival reptile.
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Questions about reptilian
- What does reptilian mean?
- Reptilian means of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
- What is reptilian in Urdu?
- Reptilian in Urdu is حشراتی, خزندہ. See Reptilian meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use reptilian in a sentence?
- The reptilians are the creation of the Carians.
- What part of speech is reptilian?
- Reptilian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce reptilian?
- Reptilian is pronounced /ɹɛpˈtɪliən/ (UK).
Words near reptilian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reptilian (page history and authors); reptilian (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reptilian (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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