About The Word Reptilia
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Reptilia
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What's The Definition Of Reptilia?
[n] class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
Synonyms | Synonyms for Reptilia: class Reptilia Related Terms | Find terms related to Reptilia: See Also | Anapsida | Archosauria | class | Craniata | Lepidosauria | reptile | reptilian | subclass Anapsida | subclass Archosauria | subclass Lepidosauria | subclass Synapsida | subphylum Craniata | subphylum Vertebrata | Synapsida | Vertebrata Reptilia In Webster's Dictionary \Rep*til"i*a\ (r?p-t?l"?-?), n.pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
A class of air-breathing oviparous vertebrates, usually
covered with scales or bony plates. The heart generally has
two auricles and one ventricle. The development of the young
is the same as that of birds.
Note: It is nearly related in many respects to Aves, or
birds. The principal existing orders are Testidunata or
Chelonia (turtles), Crocodilia, Lacertilla (lizards),
Ophidia (serpents), and Rhynchocephala; the chief
extinct orders are Dinosauria, Theremorpha, Mosasauria,
Pterosauria, Plesiosauria, Ichtyosauria.
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