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reptilian

[rep-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn] / rɛpˈtɪl i ən, -ˈtɪl jən /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to reptile
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Penn appeared as a reptilian lawyer in the 1993 thriller "Carlito's Way," before saying he was retiring from acting to direct, and making 1995's "The Crossing Guard" with Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston.

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

Byrne, now an Oscar nominee for the same role, found herself having to explain that parenthood almost always comes with scheduling conflicts and answer follow-up questions about the reptilian addition to her family.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

"I have been working on the evolution of reptilian heads and noses since my master's degree," he said.

From Science Daily Feb. 22, 2026

The species of crocodylomorph roamed Earth about 215 million years ago during the Triassic period and is believed to have been a fast-moving, land-dwelling predator resembling a "reptilian greyhound".

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

A row of green spines slithered across the waves—something maybe a hundred feet long, reptilian.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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