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reptilian

[rep-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn] / rɛpˈtɪl i ən, -ˈtɪl jən /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to reptile
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This is an emphatically reptilian portrayal of a TV personality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

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

The jawbone looked reptilian but had teeth resembling those of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025

He was taller than the siege tower—thirty feet, at least—with scaly reptilian legs like a Komodo dragon from the waist down and green-blue armor from the waist up.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan


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