Reptile vs. Serpentine — What's the Difference?

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.

Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous.

Any of various usually cold-blooded egg-laying vertebrates often grouped in the class Reptilia, having dry skin covered with scales or horny plates and breathing by means of lungs, and including the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles. In some classification systems, birds are considered to be reptiles because they are descended from reptilian dinosaurs.

Subtly sly and tempting.

A person regarded as contemptible or obsequious.

Relating to or associated with serpentinite or soil derived from it.

(strictly) A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia; an amniote that is neither a synapsid nor a bird; excludes amphibians.

Any of a group of greenish, brownish, or mottled minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, including chrysotile, a variety of asbestos.

A reptile or amphibian.

A metamorphic rock containing serpentine minerals; serpentinite.

(figuratively) A mean or grovelling person.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.

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

Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.

Grovelling; low; vulgar.

Having the form or shape of a snake.

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

Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.

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

Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.

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

(historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.

One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia.

A kind of firework.

A groveling or very mean person.

A coiled distillation tube.

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

(maths) Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea Category:en:Curves

(equestrian) In dressage, a winding walk across on the arena.

(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.

(geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.

(archaic) To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.

Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid.

A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.

A kind of ancient cannon.

To serpentize.

Resembling a serpent in form;