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1. reptile
noun. ['ˈrɛptaɪl'] any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms.
Synonyms
- synapsid
- diapsid
- diapsid reptile
- vertebrate
- synapsid reptile
- class Reptilia
- Reptilia
- subclass Diapsida
- craniate
- anapsid reptile
- reptilian
- anapsid
Antonyms
- anapsid
- archosaurian reptile
- saurian
- Sphenodon punctatum
Etymology
- reptil (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reptile (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Rhymes with Reptile Family
- multifamily
- gramley
- bramley
- lamle
- hamley
- chamlee
2. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] a social unit living together.
Synonyms
- house
- home
- foster family
- menage a trois
- foster home
- conjugal family
- broken home
- menage
- extended family
- unit
- nuclear family
- household
Antonyms
- original
- overstock
- understock
- irregular
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
3. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] primary social group; parents and children.
Synonyms
- mates
- family unit
- kid
- kindred
- sib
- match
- tribe
- kin
- kinship group
- sibling
- clan
- child
- marriage
- couple
- parent
- married couple
- man and wife
Antonyms
- parent
- upgrade
- downgrade
- snarl
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
4. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] a collection of things sharing a common attribute.
Synonyms
- sex
- violin family
- denomination
- collection
- grammatical category
- paradigm
- syntactic category
- declension
- substitution class
- category
- class
- accumulation
- superphylum
- stamp
- brass family
- conjugation
- assemblage
- woodwind family
- histocompatibility complex
Antonyms
- disorganise
- disorganize
- untidiness
- disorderliness
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
5. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] people descended from a common ancestor.
Synonyms
- descent
- lineage
- homefolk
- blood line
- house
- ancestry
- gens
- blood
- bloodline
- kinfolk
- stemma
- origin
- dynasty
- pedigree
- kinsfolk
- family line
- line of descent
- people
- parentage
- folk
- sept
- line
- name
- phratry
Antonyms
- disarrange
- disorder
- instability
- war
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
6. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] a person having kinship with another or others.
Synonyms
- kinsperson
- kin
- relative
- affine
Antonyms
- dead
- initiate
- noncitizen
- clergy
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
7. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera.
Synonyms
- bacteria family
- bird family
- dicot family
- amphibian family
- echinoderm family
- fungus family
- monocot family
- fish family
- taxon
- family Panorpidae
- fern family
- family Bittacidae
- Rhabdoviridae
- Flaviviridae
- Bunyaviridae
- subfamily
- genus
- magnoliopsid family
- protoctist family
- liliopsid family
- arthropod family
- ctenophore family
- moss family
- Bittacidae
- tribe
- chordate family
- Togaviridae
- Endamoebidae
- coelenterate family
- worm family
- Reoviridae
- order
- mollusk family
- plant family
- taxonomic category
- taxonomic group
- mammal family
- Panorpidae
- Filoviridae
- family Endamoebidae
- reptile family
- form family
Antonyms
- nonstandard
- ascent
- crossbred
- purebred
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
8. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] an association of people who share common beliefs or activities.
Synonyms
- association
- koinonia
Antonyms
- sink
- rich people
- poor people
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
9. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
Synonyms
- Cosa Nostra
- gangland
- gangdom
- crime syndicate
- organized crime
- mob
- syndicate
- Mafia
Antonyms
- brave
- rich
- uninitiate
- living
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
Sentences with reptile-family
1. Noun Phrase
While they are substantially different from the cold-blooded lizards, turtles, snakes and crocodiles, birds -- who descend from a group of dinosaurs -- are members of the reptile family tree.