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• plural of reptile.

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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Working with the Zoological Society of London, WWF tracks nearly 36,000 populations of almost 6,000 species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

And while influential figures at last month's World Rowing congress in Amsterdam made occasional references to "safety", the presence of the reptiles was not their chief concern.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

New analysis techniques developed in recent years have provided strong evidence that theropods like T. rex, velociraptors and other two-legged dinosaurs were endothermic animals like mammals and birds, rather than cold-blooded, or exothermic, like reptiles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

That exceptional preservation has made Pedrera de Meià an important site for studying Lower Cretaceous fish, amphibians, reptiles, and plants.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

There I could be with a group of people who were all really knowledgeable about African mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall