Reptiledom

Quick meaning: Reptiledom is a noun meaning The state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively.

Meaning

The state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively.

Example Sentences

It is generally allowed that birds have risen out of reptiledom.

Leaning against bookcases filled with medical works were huge test tubes of alcohol and formalin preserving the remains of many of the most dangerous characters of reptiledom.

It is common enough practice for them to turn cannibals and eat their own offspring — rather despicable business, this eating of one's own children, but possibly considered good form in reptiledom.

In the absence of earlier eggs, it is hard for scientists to tell exactly when the amphibians crossed the threshold into reptiledom, for the earliest known reptiles are so amphibianlike that their assignment to one category or the other is largely a matter of opinion.

Synonyms for reptiledom

Depending on context, synonyms include reptilehood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include onomatoid, retrophilia, delthyrial, relating, relatum, earthly.

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