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One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.
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A comprehensive group of vertebrates, comprising the reptiles and birds.
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The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes.
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Creeping; crawling; -- said of reptiles, worms, etc.
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One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid.
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One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia.
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A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia.
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Situated beyond or outside the palatine bone; -- said of a bone in the skull of some reptiles.
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A genus of extinct crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic period, having a long and slender snout.
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Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices.
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An extinct order of reptiles found in the Permian and Triassic formations in South Africa. In some respects they resembled carnivorous mammals. Called also Theromorpha.
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A large South American lizard (Tejus teguexin). It becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with yellowish spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits, insects, reptiles, young birds, and birds' eggs. The closely allied species Tejus rufescens is called red teguexin.
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Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
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Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
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Any one of several species of fossil suarians belonging to Teleosaurus and allied genera. These reptiles are related to the crocodiles, but have biconcave vertebrae.
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An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates.
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In mammals, a fluid excretion from the kidneys; in birds and reptiles, a solid or semisolid excretion.
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One of the Reptilia; a reptile.
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Belonging to the reptiles.
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Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.
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