reptile
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- noun
- /ˈrɛptaɪl/
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reptil
- The museum has a fascinating exhibit featuring various species of reptiles, including snakes and lizards.
- amphibians and reptiles
- mammals and reptiles
- birds and reptiles
It's probably present in some reptiles and in birds and mammals.
- It's probably present in some reptiles and in birds and mammals.
- Domestic cats are responsible for modern extinctions of reptiles, birds, and small mammals.
- Well, I I didn't really know that there were reptiles that had social behaviors like that.
- So chickens, as all birds, evolved from reptiles.
- And they also say that dinosaurs had the same DNA as reptiles.
- And they're talking, of course, about mammals and birds, even amphibians and reptiles.
- Don't let that fucking little reptile Rep, don't let him Rep you.
- That instantaneous and organized expression of insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals.
Examples
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That same year, Cope showed Marsh his reconstruction of a new marine reptile called Elasmosaurus.
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300 million years ago, the first reptiles appear on land.
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Yeah, we got a reptile situation.
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That includes keeping indoor areas such as reptile houses closed.
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Been a big fan of, you know, reptiles and all things wild.
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While birds and reptiles cry similar tears to humans, according to new research.
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I think the real question is, have any reptiles been domesticated?
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Domestic cats are responsible for modern extinctions of reptiles, birds, and small mammals.
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Amphibians had suffered badly, but various kinds of fish and reptiles survived and started to increase.
Fiction book (1992) -
At the Museum of Science, visitors have the opportunity to observe reptiles and their habitats, including this tortoise.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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A cold-blooded animal like a snake or lizard
Compounds
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An extinct animal with wings like a bat made of skin and supported by one long finger
A large animal like a crocodile or alligator that lives in water and on land and eats meat
- Specialized
A reptile with two openings in the skull behind each eye, like lizards and crocodiles
- Specialized
An early reptile with a skull that has no openings at the sides, now only turtles
- Specialized
A group of reptiles from long ago, like dinosaurs and flying reptiles
- Specialized
An extinct reptile with one pair of holes in the skull behind the eyes that led to mammals
- Archaic
An extinct reptile thought to be an early ancestor of dinosaurs, crocodiles and birds
How Mammalian
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reptile comes from the Latin word repere, which means 'to creep' or 'to crawl'. Think of the English verb 'creep' — reptiles are animals that move by crawling or sliding along the ground, so that is why we call snakes, lizards, and turtles reptiles.