reptile
[noun]
Synonyms: sycophant, clawback, creature, groveler, lickspittle, minion, toad, toadeater, toadier, toady

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rep‧tile /ˈreptaɪl $ ˈreptl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Late Latin reptilis 'creeping', from Latin repere 'to creep']

1. a type of animal, such as a snake or lizard, whose body temperature changes according to the temperature around it, and that usually lays eggs to have babies

2. informal someone who is unpleasant or cannot be trusted
—reptilian /repˈtɪliən/ adjective

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