English noun: Reptilia | |||
1. | Reptilia (animal) class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals | ||
Synonyms | class Reptilia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class | ||
Member holonym | Anapsida, Archosauria, Lepidosauria, reptile, reptilian, subclass Anapsida, subclass Archosauria, subclass Lepidosauria, subclass Synapsida, Synapsida | ||
Member meronym | Craniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata | ||