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Meanings of reptile (reptiles) in anglès

portuguès
répteis
català
rèptil
espanyol
reptilia

Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms.

rèptil
Synonyms
Examples for "reptilian"
Examples for "reptilian"
1
Mr. Justice Wargrave closed his eyes again, looking decidedly reptilian, and said:
And Then There Were None
2
Not really. I thought I heard the swish of a reptilian tail.
Afterlife: the resurrection chronicles
3
But everybody knows that your average bedroom monster is reptilian and cold-blooded.
Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
4
Shattuck describes a male fetus showing reptilian characters in the sexual ducts.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
5
Those assumptions fitted the old picture of dinosaurs as cold-blooded, reptilian creatures.
The Lost World
Usage of reptiles in anglès
1
With reptiles you cannot answer that question as if they were mammals.
Bangkok 8
2
It means lots of cool animals, insects, and reptiles for the Geek-kids.
Wired
3
The reptiles at Barnes were relocated from areas given over to housing.
The Guardian
4
In the next formation, the New Red Sandstone, reptiles make their appearance.
An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of...
5
The authorities said the baby reptiles had been stuffed into a suitcase.
BBC
6
The monitoring has entailed gathering data on vegetation condition, reptiles and birds.
Pubmed
7
Various plants he didn't recognize pop-ulated the tank, as did several reptiles.
Phoenix noir
8
We turn from them to the remaining orders of the Jurassic reptiles.
The Story of Evolution
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A great many of the reptiles were killed at the first volley.
Pellucidar
10
They ate the eggs of the large reptiles, and became their enemies.
The Tree-Dwellers
11
Permian: Foot-prints of birds and reptiles-witha few remains of the latter.
The Story of Creation as Told By Theology and By Science
12
And of men and reptiles and animals, various likewise are the hues.
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
13
He knew that the marsh reptiles carried deadly bacteria in their saliva.
Mentats of Dune
14
It and the viviparous lizard are the only reptiles found in Ireland.
The Irish Times
15
From that day I vowed vengeance against the whole tribe of reptiles.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
16
Their characteristics prove them an offshoot of the dinosaur line of reptiles.
The Elements of Geology
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Translations for reptiles
portuguès
répteisréptil
català
rèptil
espanyol
reptilia
Reptiles through the time
Reptiles across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common