reptiliform, a. and n.
(ˈrɛptɪlɪfɔːm)
[f. as prec. + -form.]
a. adj. Having the form of a reptile. b. n. An animal of this kind.
| 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 101/2 In this they are also imitated by the tadpole state of the higher reptiliform groups. 1890 Coues Ornith. 92 This group is called Sauropsida or reptiliforms. |