Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling a reptile; reptiliform; sauroid: as, the archæopteryx is a herpetoid bird.
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Examples
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The woman's long slim legs broke into a trot, back toward the place where she had first met the herpetoid.
Hokas Pokas Anderson, Poul 1983
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A golden torque encircled his neck, tawdry-jeweled rings his fingers, a spiral of herpetoid skin the left arm.
The Day of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973
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A golden torque encircled his neck, tawdry-jeweled rings his fingers, a spiral of herpetoid skin the left arm.
The Day Of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973
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The woman’s long slim legs broke into a trot, back toward the place where she had first met the herpetoid.
Hokas Pokas Anderson, Poul 2000
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