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reptiles

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  1. A class of scaly vertebrates that usually reproduce by laying eggs. Lizards, snakes, turtles, and alligators are reptiles. Reptiles are cold-blooded animals.


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The dinosaurs were reptiles.

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Reptiles and birds, however, take a different approach.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025

And so, in many ways, geologically, we moved from the Age of Reptiles into what I would argue is the Age of the Placenta.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

London Zoo, located within Regent’s Park, is opening a new habitat to the public on Friday called The Secret Life of Reptiles and Amphibians to replace its old Reptile House.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Mr. Lohit and his friends published a note on their discovery in January in the journal Reptiles and Amphibians.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Ornithosauria have many characters inseparably blended together which are otherwise distinctive of Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals, and associated with peculiar structures which are absent from all other animals.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.