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Calcific :: Calcific (a.) Calciferous. Specifically: (Zool.) of or pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles.

Dicynodont :: Dicynodont (n.) One of a group of extinct reptiles having the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in turtles, and in the genus Dicynodon, supporting also a pair of powerful tusks. Their remains are found in triassic strata of South Africa and India..

Reptilian :: Reptilian (a.) Belonging to the reptiles.

Allantoid :: Allantoid (n.) A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle..

Septomaxillary :: Septomaxillary (n.) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.

Reptilian :: Reptilian (n.) One of the Reptilia; a reptile.

Pecten :: Pecten (n.) A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called marsupium..

Scale :: Scale (n.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid..

Teleosaurus :: Teleosaurus (n.) A genus of extinct crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic period, having a long and slender snout..

Choanoid :: Choanoid (a.) Funnel-shaped; -- applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the ball of the eye in many reptiles and mammals.

Herpetologist :: Herpetologist (n.) One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles..

Serpent :: Serpent (n.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia..

Reptile :: Reptile (a.) Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs..

Articulary :: Articulary (n.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes..

Allantoidea :: Allantoidea (n. pl.) The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals..

Rhizodont :: Rhizodont (n.) A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile..

Clidastes :: Clidastes (n.) A genus of extinct marine reptiles, allied to the Mosasaurus. See Illust. in Appendix..

Mosasaurian :: Mosasaurian (n.) One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied genera. See Mosasauria..

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

Ophidia :: Ophidia (n. pl.) The order of reptiles which includes the serpents.

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