The difference between Reptile and Reptilious

When used as adjectives, reptile means creeping, whereas reptilious means creeping, crawling.


Reptile is also noun with the meaning: a cold-blooded vertebrate of the class reptilia.

check bellow for the other definitions of Reptile and Reptilious

  1. Reptile as a noun:

    A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia.

  2. Reptile as a noun (figuratively):

    A mean or grovelling person.

  1. Reptile as an adjective:

    Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.

  2. Reptile as an adjective:

    Grovelling; low; vulgar.

    Examples:

    "a reptile race or crew; reptile vices"

  1. Reptilious as an adjective (dated):

    creeping, crawling.

  2. Reptilious as an adjective (dated):

    reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia.

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