1. имя существительное 1) [зоология] пресмыкающееся, рептилия Например: Reptiles crawl / creep / slither. — Пресмыкающиеся ползают. 2) раболепный, подлый человек, подхалим 2. прилагательное 1) [зоология] пресмыкающийся 2) низкий, подлый, продажный Например: reptile press — продажная пресса These reptiles publish a newspaper. — Эти продажные типы издают газету. Синоним(ы): mean, base
I. noun Etymology: Middle English reptil, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French reptile (feminine), from Late Latin reptile (neuter), from neuter of reptilis creeping, from Latin reptus, past participle of repere to crawl; akin to Lithuanian rėplioti to crawl 1. an animal that crawls or moves on its belly (as a snake) or on small short legs (as a lizard) 2. any of a class (Reptilia) of air-breathing vertebrates that include the alligators and crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, and extinct related forms (as dinosaurs and pterosaurs) and are characterized by a completely ossified skeleton with a single occipital condyle, a distinct quadrate bone usually immovably articulated with the skull, ribs attached to the sternum, and a body usually covered with scales or bony plates 3. a groveling or despised person II. adjective characteristic of a reptile; reptilian