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reptilea cold-blooded vertebrate animal that has scales or horny plates and typically lays soft-shelled eggs on land

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that has scales or horny plates and typically lays soft-shelled eggs on land

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈreptaɪl/

Korean meaning: 파충류 (뱀, 도마뱀, 거북이 등)

Korean pronunciation: **렙**타일

Example Sentences

  • My neighbor's pet reptile escaped and was found sunbathing on my car roof
  • The zoo's reptile house features over 200 species from around the world
  • She screamed when she realized the 'toy snake' in the garden was actually a real reptile

reptile

NOUN

//ˈreptaɪl//

a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that has scales or horny plates and typically lays soft-shelled eggs on land

reptile concept
💡 Concept

a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that has scales or horny plates and typically lays soft-shelled eggs on land

reptile rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The reptile on textile turns hostile!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈreptaɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈreptaɪl/

🌳Etymology

Rootreptil
Suffix--e

Origin

From Latin 'reptilis' meaning 'creeping' or 'crawling', derived from the verb 'repere' meaning 'to creep' or 'to crawl'.

🎵Rhyme

textileprojectilehostile
textile
projectile
hostile

🔗Collocations

cold-blooded reptile
reptile species
exotic reptile
reptile habitat
venomous reptile
reptile keeper

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My neighbor's pet reptile escaped and was found sunbathing on my car roof

The zoo's reptile house features over 200 species from around the world

😄 Fun example

She screamed when she realized the 'toy snake' in the garden was actually a real reptile

Climate change is threatening many reptile populations worldwide

📚Related Words

Synonyms

lizardserpentcold-blooded animal

Antonyms

mammalbirdwarm-blooded animal

Related

amphibianvertebratescalehabitatecosystem

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