reptilious
adjUK /ɹɛpˈtɪlɪəs/ · US /ɹɛpˈtɪljəs/
Etymology From reptile + -ious, replacing earlier adjectival reptile and reptitious.
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Dated Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
- Reptilious, creeping, crawling, swarming upon the belly, etc.1771, William Pardon & al., A New General English Dictionary, 14th ed., s.v. "Reptilious"
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Dated 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.1858 December 8, Birmingham Daily Post, page 4: