creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.-hence: groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices.-an animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like.-one of the reptilia, or one of the amphibia.-a groveling or very mean person.