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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
reptile
rep·tile [reptile reptiles] BrE [ˈreptaɪl] NAmE [ˈreptaɪl] NAmE [ˈreptl] noun 
any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in ↑scales, and that lays eggs. Snakes, ↑crocodiles and ↑tortoises are all reptiles.
compare ↑amphibian
Derived Word: ↑reptilian
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin, neuter of reptilis, from Latin rept- ‘crawled’, from the verb repere.
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