Insect vs. Reptile

Insectnoun

An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

Insectnoun

(colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc

Insectnoun

(derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person.

Insectnoun

One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.

Insectnoun

Any air-breathing arthropod, as a spider or scorpion.

Insectnoun

Any small crustacean. In a wider sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.

Insectnoun

Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing.

Insectadjective

Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.

Insectadjective

Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.

Insectnoun

small air-breathing arthropod

Insectnoun

a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

Insectnoun

a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings

Insectnoun

any small invertebrate animal such as a spider or tick.

Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.

Reptilenoun

A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia.

Reptilenoun

(figuratively) A mean or grovelling person.

Reptileadjective

Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.

Reptileadjective

Grovelling; low; vulgar.

Reptileadjective

Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.

Reptileadjective

Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices.

Reptilenoun

An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like.

Reptilenoun

One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia.

Reptilenoun

A groveling or very mean person.

Reptilenoun

any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms

Reptile

Reptiles, as most commonly defined, are the animals in the class Reptilia , a paraphyletic grouping comprising all amniotes except synapsids (mammals and their extinct relatives) and Aves (birds). The class comprises turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.