English noun: reptile | |||
| 1. | reptile (animal) any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | ||
| Synonyms | reptilian | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | craniate, vertebrate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anapsid, anapsid reptile, diapsid, diapsid reptile, Diapsida, subclass Diapsida, synapsid, synapsid reptile | ||
| Member meronym | class Reptilia, Reptilia | ||