reptile
(reptaɪl , US -tɪl )
Word forms: reptiles
countable noun
Reptiles are a group of cold-blooded animals which have skins covered with small hard plates called scales and lay eggs. Snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are reptiles.
So what are the most dangerous reptiles to look out for?
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Quotations:
Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves Bible: St. Matthew
The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks
Which practically conceal its sex.
I think it clever of the turtle
In such a fix to be so fertileAutres Bêtes, Autres Moeurs
Which practically conceal its sex.
I think it clever of the turtle
In such a fix to be so fertileAutres Bêtes, Autres Moeurs
Collocations:
aquatic reptile
Both reproductive and nonreproductive effects in aquatic reptiles and amphibians have been reported.
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In addition, champsosaur ribs are short and massive, as in other aquatic reptiles.
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Of about 1,100 species of monogeneans, most are external parasites that require particular host species, mainly fish, but in some cases amphibians or aquatic reptiles.
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From the top of the canyon, the path first goes through a pavilion with underwater viewing of crocodilians and other aquatic reptiles.
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Crocodilians are large, low-slung aquatic reptiles with long snouts and large numbers of teeth.
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Translations:
Chinese: 爬行动物
Japanese: 爬虫類
- astute reader
- astute use of
- asunder
- as usual
- a sweet tooth
- as we know it
- as well
- as well as
- as well ihe may
- as well ihe might
- as well ishe may
- as well ishe might
- as well it/he/she might/may
- as well it may
- as well it might
- as/whatever the case may be
- as white as a sheet
- as yet
- as yet unnamed
- asylum
- asylum application
- asylum bid
- asylum case
- asylum policy
- asylum process