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.

Example Sentences

There, Qatar Airways operates the Live Animal Center, a massive temperature-controlled facility featuring dedicated quarters for cats, dogs, birds and reptiles, alongside 24 horse stables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

A remarkably complete skeleton uncovered along the UK's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a previously unknown species of ichthyosaur -- a group of prehistoric marine reptiles that once dominated the world's oceans.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

A Sydney man who tried to post native lizards, dragons and other reptiles out of Australia in bags of popcorn and biscuit tins has been sentenced to eight years in jail, authorities said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

It was one of the last major undeveloped wetlands in Southern California and a breeding and feeding site for 370 bird species, along with fish, reptiles, rabbits, foxes, coyotes and other animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Until three hundred years ago, no humans had come to these isolated islands, and the birds and reptiles had not learned to run from them.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George