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rep·tile
 reptile
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- pronunciation:
- rep
taIl
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noun |
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a cold-blooded animal with a skeleton inside its body and dry scales or hard plates on its skin. Most reptiles lay eggs with soft, leathery shells. Some kinds of reptiles live in water, but use their noses to breathe air into their lungs. Lizards, turtles, snakes, and crocodiles are kinds of reptiles. Most reptiles have short legs, but snakes creep on the ground without legs.
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monitor, villain |
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reptiloid (adj.) |
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broader categories including reptiles |
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animal, vertebrate |
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characteristic of reptiles |
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cold-blood |
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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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adder, alligator, anaconda, boa constrictor, caiman, chameleon, cobra, constrictor, copperhead, coral snake, cottonmouth, crocodile, garter snake, gecko, Gila monster, horned lizard, horned toad, iguana, lizard, monitor, python, racer, rattlesnake, snake, terrapin, tortoise, turtle, viper, water moccasin |
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things some reptiles eat |
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fruits, insects, plants, rodents, vegetation |
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