n.
- a cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class (Reptilia) that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises, typically having a dry scaly skin and laying soft-shelled eggs on land.
- informal a person regarded with loathing and contempt.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from late L., neut. of reptilis, from L. rept-, repere ‘crawl’.