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rep·tile
 reptile
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- pronunciation:
- rep
taIl
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noun |
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A reptile is a kind of animal. Snakes, turtles, and alligators are some animals that are reptiles. Reptiles are different from other kinds of animals because the temperature of their bodies depends on the temperature of the air or water around them. Some reptiles live in water, but most reptiles live on land. Reptiles have bones inside them, and they use lungs to breathe, but they don't have fur or hair on their bodies like mammals. Instead, they have hard coverings such as scales or a shell.
The zoo has a room full of reptiles. Sometimes someone working inside will let you pet a snake or a lizard.
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monitor, villain |
| derivation: |
reptiloid (adj.) |
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broader categories including reptiles |
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animal |
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extinct reptile |
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dinosaur |
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parts of some reptiles |
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fang, flipper, hood, scale, shell |
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produced by reptiles |
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eggs, venom |
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similar to a reptile |
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dragon |
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some examples of reptiles |
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alligator, crocodile, iguana, lizard, monitor, python, rattlesnake, snake, tortoise, turtle |
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things some reptiles eat |
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fruits, insects, plants, rodents |
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