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How to pronounce “reptile”
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Pronunciation guide for reptile
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of reptile with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
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- Definition summary
- (informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc. [from 19th c.]
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How to pronounce reptile
Stressed? “Just Relax” Isn't the Answer
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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “reptile”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc. [from 19th c.]
- (zoology, cladistic) Any member of Reptilia, including birds.
- (loosely, historical) A reptile or amphibian. [from 18th c.]
- (figuratively, dated) A mean, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person.
- [Adjective]
- Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.
- Grovelling; low; vulgar.
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